From root: ilaw
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nag-ilaw
nag-i-LAW
used light
Present (Incomplete)
nag-iilaw
nag-i-i-LAW
using light
Future (Contemplated)
mag-iilaw
mag-i-i-LAW
will use light
Usage Note
Mag-ilaw is used when someone is asked to provide light for others or to turn on a lamp, especially in dark spaces. It is often heard in commands when someone needs a handheld light source like a flashlight while performing a task.
Examples
" Mag-ilaw ka muna. "
Natural Translation
Turn on a light first.
Literal Translation
Use-light you first.
" Kailangan nating mag-ilaw dahil madilim na. "
Natural Translation
We need to use a light because it's already dark.
Literal Translation
Need we to use light because dark already.
" Mabuti't may dala kang flashlight kaya nakapag-ilaw tayo habang naghahanap ng daan sa gubat. "
Natural Translation
It's a good thing you brought a flashlight, so we were able to use a light while looking for the path in the forest.
Literal Translation
Good-that have brought you flashlight so were-able-to-use-light we while searching of path in forest.
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