magresbak
magrésbak with stress marks
to fight back
From root: resbak
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagresbak
nag-RES-bak
fought back
Present (Incomplete)
nagreresbak
nag-re-RES-bak
is fighting back
Future (Contemplated)
magreresbak
mag-re-RES-bak
will fight back
Usage Note
Magresbak is the actor-focus mag- form of resbak, a loanword filtered through street slang, placing the person retaliating or fighting back as the grammatical subject. Distinctly casual and street-culture register — out of place in formal speech — and carries the implication of matching or surpassing the original aggression.
Examples
" Ayaw niyang magresbak. "
Natural Translation
He does not want to fight back.
Literal Translation
Don't-want he to-fight-back.
" Plano ng grupo na magresbak matapos ang gulo kagabi. "
Natural Translation
The group plans to fight back after the trouble last night.
Literal Translation
Plan of group to fight back after the trouble last-night.
" Pinigilan ng mga kaibigan ang lalaki na magresbak para hindi pa lumala ang gulo sa kanto. "
Natural Translation
The friends stopped the man from fighting back so the trouble on the corner would not get worse.
Literal Translation
Stopped of the friends the man to to-fight-back so-that not yet worsen the trouble at corner.
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