mag-organisa
mag-organisá with stress marks
to organize
From root: organisa
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nag-organisa
nag-or-ga-ni-SA
organized
Present (Incomplete)
nag-oorganisa
nag-o-or-ga-ni-SA
is organizing
Future (Contemplated)
mag-oorganisa
mag-o-or-ga-ni-SA
will organize
Usage Note
Mag-organisa is the actor-focus mag- infinitive of organisa, from Spanish via English, with the person or group doing the organizing as the grammatical subject. It is frequently heard in labor, civic, and community-organizing contexts, reflecting the Philippines' strong tradition of barangay-level and workers' associations. The object-focus counterpart organisahin foregrounds the event or body being organized.
Examples
" Mag-organisa tayo ng pulong. "
Natural Translation
Let's organize a meeting.
Literal Translation
Organize we of meeting.
" Mahirap mag-organisa ng malaking pagtitipon sa lungsod. "
Natural Translation
It is hard to organize a large gathering in the city.
Literal Translation
Hard to organize of big gathering in city.
" Nagpasya ang mga manggagawa na mag-organisa ng unyon upang ipaglaban ang kanilang mga karapatan sa kompanya. "
Natural Translation
The workers decided to organize a union in order to fight for their rights in the company.
Literal Translation
Decided the workers to organize of union in-order-to fight-for the their rights in company.
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