magkobra
magkobrá with stress marks
to collect payment
From root: kobrá
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagkobra
nag-ko-BRA
collected payment
Present (Incomplete)
nagkokobra
nag-ko-ko-BRA
is collecting payment
Future (Contemplated)
magkokobra
mag-ko-ko-BRA
will collect payment
Usage Note
Magkobra is the actor-focus mag- form of kobra, a Spanish loanword (cobrar), used for collecting or charging payment. It appears in commercial and financial contexts — vendors billing customers, delivery riders collecting COD fees, and debt collectors pursuing outstanding balances.
Examples
" Pupunta siya para magkobra ng utang. "
Natural Translation
She will go to collect the debt.
Literal Translation
Will-go she to to-collect of debt.
" Tungkulin niya na magkobra ng upa araw-araw. "
Natural Translation
It is their duty to collect rent payment every day.
Literal Translation
Duty their to collect payment of rent every day.
" Tuwing katapusan ng buwan, naglilibot ang ahente para magkobra ng bayad sa mga umuupa sa gusali. "
Natural Translation
At the end of every month, the agent goes around to collect payment from the tenants in the building.
Literal Translation
Whenever end of month, goes-around the agent to to-collect of payment from the renters in building.
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