manghikayat
manghikáyat with stress marks
to persuade
From root: hikayat
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nanghikayat
nang-hi-KA-yat
persuaded
Present (Incomplete)
nanghihikayat
nang-hi-hi-KA-yat
is persuading
Future (Contemplated)
manghihikayat
mang-hi-hi-KA-yat
will persuade
Usage Note
Manghikayat is the actor-focus mang- infinitive of hikayat, marking persuasion directed outward toward multiple or general recipients. It is frequently heard in advocacy, community organizing, sales, and political campaigning where the persuader is actively recruiting others to a cause or decision; the object-focus partner is hikayatin.
Examples
" Gusto kong manghikayat ng kasapi. "
Natural Translation
I want to recruit members.
Literal Translation
Want I to persuade of member.
" Layunin ng grupo na manghikayat ng bagong miyembro. "
Natural Translation
The group's goal is to persuade new members to join.
Literal Translation
Goal of group to persuade of new member.
" Pumunta sa mga baryo ang mga boluntaryo upang manghikayat ng mga residente na sumali sa programa ng paglilinis. "
Natural Translation
The volunteers went to the villages to persuade residents to join the cleanup program.
Literal Translation
Went to the villages the volunteers so-that to persuade of residents to join in program of cleaning.
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