mag-okupa
mag-okúpa with stress marks
to occupy
From root: okupa
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nag-okupa
nag-o-KU-pa
occupied
Present (Incomplete)
nag-oookupa
nag-o-o-KU-pa
is occupying
Future (Contemplated)
mag-oookupa
mag-o-o-KU-pa
will occupy
Usage Note
Mag-okupa is the actor-focus mag- infinitive of okupa, from Spanish ocupar, covering both the physical occupation of space and the historical-colonial sense of territorial seizure. The actor-focus form foregrounds whoever is doing the occupying, and it pairs with okupahin when the place itself is the grammatical topic.
Examples
" Gusto naming mag-okupa ng bahay. "
Natural Translation
We want to occupy a house.
Literal Translation
Want we occupy of house.
" Nais ng pamilya na mag-okupa ng bakanteng kwarto. "
Natural Translation
The family desires to occupy a vacant room.
Literal Translation
Desire of family to occupy of vacant room.
" Pinilit ng mga residente na mag-okupa ng lupang matagal nang pinabayaan ng may-ari upang magkaroon sila ng matitirhan. "
Natural Translation
The residents insisted on occupying the land long abandoned by its owner so that they would have a place to live.
Literal Translation
Insisted by residents to occupy of land long-time already neglected by owner so-that have they of dwelling.
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