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magrebisa

magrebísa with stress marks

to revise

verb mag-re-BI-sa AF VERB Spanish origin Rare

From root: rebisa

Conjugations

Past (Completed)

nagrebisa

nag-re-BI-sa

revised

Present (Incomplete)

nagrerebisa

nag-re-re-BI-sa

is revising

Future (Contemplated)

magrerebisa

mag-re-re-BI-sa

will revise

Usage Note

Magrebisa is the actor-focus mag- form of rebisa, from Spanish revisar, placing the person doing the reviewing or revising as the grammatical subject. Standard in academic, editorial, and legal settings; pair with rebisahin when the document or work being revised is the topic.

Examples

Beginner

" Kailangan kong magrebisa ng sanaysay. "

Natural Translation

I need to revise an essay.

Literal Translation

Need I to-revise of essay.

Intermediate

" Tungkulin ng manunulat ang magrebisa ng kanyang gawa. "

Natural Translation

It is the writer's duty to revise their work.

Literal Translation

Duty of writer the to revise of their work.

Advanced

" Bago ipasa ang panukalang batas, kailangan munang magrebisa ang mga mambabatas upang maitama ang ilang malabong probisyon nito. "

Natural Translation

Before the bill is passed, the lawmakers need to revise first in order to correct some of its vague provisions.

Literal Translation

Before pass the proposed-law, need first to-revise the lawmakers so correct the some vague provisions its.

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