magrekomenda
magrekoménda with stress marks
to recommend
From root: rekomenda
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagrekomenda
nag-re-ko-MEN-da
recommended
Present (Incomplete)
nagrerekomenda
nag-re-re-ko-MEN-da
is recommending
Future (Contemplated)
magrerekomenda
mag-re-re-ko-MEN-da
will recommend
Usage Note
Magrekomenda is the actor-focus mag- form of rekomenda, from Spanish recomendar, placing the person making the recommendation as the grammatical subject. Prevalent in professional hiring, academic references, and social introductions; pair with irekomenda when the recommended person or item is the topic.
Examples
" Pwede ka bang magrekomenda ng libro? "
Natural Translation
Can you recommend a book?
Literal Translation
Can you to-recommend of book?
" Mahirap magrekomenda ng produkto na hindi mo subok. "
Natural Translation
It is hard to recommend a product that you have not tested.
Literal Translation
Hard to recommend of product that not you tested.
" Hindi ako basta-basta nagrerekomenda ng restawran kung hindi ko pa nasusubukan ang pagkain doon. "
Natural Translation
I do not just casually recommend a restaurant if I have not yet tried the food there.
Literal Translation
Not I just-casually am-recommending of restaurant if not I yet have-tried the food there.
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