magkasa
magkasá with stress marks
to cock
From root: kasá
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagkasa
nag-ka-SA
cocked
Present (Incomplete)
nagkakasa
nag-ka-ka-SA
is cocking
Future (Contemplated)
magkakasa
mag-ka-ka-SA
will cock
Usage Note
Magkasa is the actor-focus mag- form of kasá, used for cocking a weapon or readying a mechanism for action. Figuratively it extends to preparing oneself for a demanding task, giving the word a sense of deliberate, focused readiness beyond the purely physical.
Examples
" Huwag kang magkasa ng baril. "
Natural Translation
Do not cock the gun.
Literal Translation
Don't you to-cock of gun.
" Mapanganib magkasa ng baril nang walang dahilan. "
Natural Translation
It is dangerous to cock a gun without a reason.
Literal Translation
Dangerous to cock of gun without reason.
" Bago siya magkasa ng kanyang baril, siniguro muna niyang walang tao sa paligid na maaaring masaktan. "
Natural Translation
Before he cocked his gun, he first made sure there was no one nearby who might get hurt.
Literal Translation
Before he to-cock of his gun, made-sure first he no person around that might be-hurt.
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