magkumbida
magkumbidá with stress marks
to invite
From root: kumbida
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagkumbida
nag-kum-bi-DA
invited
Present (Incomplete)
nagkukumbida
nag-ku-kum-bi-DA
is inviting
Future (Contemplated)
magkukumbida
mag-ku-kum-bi-DA
will invite
Usage Note
Magkumbida is the actor-focus mag- form of kumbida, a Spanish loanword from convidar, used when the host or inviter is the grammatical subject. Inviting neighbors, relatives, and even strangers to share food is a social obligation in Filipino culture, and the word carries warm, hospitable connotations; the object-focus partner is kumbidahin.
Examples
" Gusto kong magkumbida ng mga kaibigan. "
Natural Translation
I want to invite some friends.
Literal Translation
Want I to-invite of friends.
" Nais ko na magkumbida ng mga lumang kaibigan. "
Natural Translation
I desire to invite old friends.
Literal Translation
Desire I to invite of old friends.
" Tuwing may handaan kami, hindi mawawala sa nanay ko na magkumbida ng mga kapitbahay para makisalo sa pagkain. "
Natural Translation
Whenever we have a feast, my mother never fails to invite the neighbors to share in the meal.
Literal Translation
Every time has feast we, not will-disappear from mother my to-invite of the neighbors for to-share in food.
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