From root: kilo
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagkilo
nag-KI-lo
weighed in kilos
Present (Incomplete)
nagkikilo
nag-ki-KI-lo
weighing in kilos
Future (Contemplated)
magkikilo
mag-ki-KI-lo
will weigh in kilos
Usage Note
Magkilo is used when weighing goods specifically by the kilogram, typically in the context of buying and selling at a 'palengke' or local wet market. It focuses on the action of measurement during a transaction.
Examples
" Magkilo ka ng kamatis. "
Natural Translation
Weigh some tomatoes in kilos.
Literal Translation
Weigh you of tomato.
" Magkilo tayo ng bigas. "
Natural Translation
Let's weigh the rice in kilos.
Literal Translation
Let's weigh the rice in kilos.
" Bago magbayad sa palengke, tiyakin mong magkilo nang tama ang tindera para hindi ka madaya sa timbang. "
Natural Translation
Before paying at the market, make sure the vendor weighs it correctly in kilos so you aren't cheated on the weight.
Literal Translation
Before pay at market, make-sure you-linker weigh-in-kilos correctly the vendor for not you cheated in weight.
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