From root: ligtas
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagligtas
nag-lig-TAS
saved
Present (Incomplete)
nagliligtas
nag-li-lig-TAS
is saving
Future (Contemplated)
magliligtas
mag-li-lig-TAS
will save
Usage Note
Magligtas is used when the focus is on the person performing the act of saving, often in religious, heroic, or emergency contexts. It refers specifically to rescuing someone from danger or harm, rather than saving inanimate things like money or time.
Examples
" Gusto niyang magligtas ng buhay. "
Natural Translation
She wants to save lives.
Literal Translation
Want she save of life.
" Gusto niyang magligtas ng bata. "
Natural Translation
She wants to save a child.
Literal Translation
Want she save of child.
" Nang dumating ang baha, hindi nag-atubili ang mga sundalo na magligtas ng mga taong naipit sa kanilang mga bahay. "
Natural Translation
When the flood came, the soldiers did not hesitate to save the people trapped in their homes.
Literal Translation
When arrived the flood, not hesitated the soldiers to save of the people trapped in their houses.
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