magretoke
magretóke with stress marks
to retouch
From root: retoke
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagretoke
nag-re-TO-ke
retouched
Present (Incomplete)
nagreretoke
nag-re-re-TO-ke
is retouching
Future (Contemplated)
magreretoke
mag-re-re-TO-ke
will retouch
Usage Note
Magretoke is the actor-focus mag- form of retoke, from Spanish retoque, covering both cosmetic surgery enhancement and digital photo retouching — contexts where the boundary between the two often blurs in Filipino pop culture. Pair with retokehin when the photo or physical feature being altered is the grammatical topic.
Examples
" Gusto kong magretoke ng larawan. "
Natural Translation
I want to retouch a photo.
Literal Translation
Want I to-retouch of photo.
" Mahirap magretoke ng lumang larawan gamit ang software. "
Natural Translation
It is hard to retouch an old photo using the software.
Literal Translation
Hard to retouch of old photo using the software.
" Bago ipinost ang litrato, nagretoke muna siya nang kaunti upang mas maging malinaw ang mga kulay. "
Natural Translation
Before posting the photo, she retouched it a little first so the colors would look clearer.
Literal Translation
Before posted the photo, retouched first she a little so-that more become clear the colors.
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