From root: negosyo
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
ninegosyo
ni-ne-GOS-yo
used as a business
Present (Incomplete)
ninenegosyo
ni-ne-ne-GOS-yo
using as a business
Future (Contemplated)
nenenegosyohin
ne-ne-gos-yo-HIN
will use as a business
Usage Note
Negosyohin is used when a person intends to turn a specific object, hobby, or idea into a profit-making venture. It implies a transition from personal use or leisure to a commercial mindset.
Examples
" Ayaw nilang negosyohin ang bahay. "
Natural Translation
They don't want to turn the house into a business.
Literal Translation
Dislike they to-business the house.
" Ayaw niyang negosyohin ang lupa nila. "
Natural Translation
He doesn't want to use their land as a business.
Literal Translation
Dislike she business the land their.
" Sinabi ng kapatid kong negosyohin na lang namin ang malawak na lupa na minana namin sa lolo. "
Natural Translation
My sibling said we should just turn into a business the wide piece of land we inherited from our grandfather.
Literal Translation
Said of sibling my to-business just-now we the wide land that inherited we from grandfather.
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