magsabit
magsábit with stress marks
to hang up
From root: sabit
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagsabit
nag-SA-bit
hung up
Present (Incomplete)
nagsasabit
nag-sa-SA-bit
is hanging up
Future (Contemplated)
magsasabit
mag-sa-SA-bit
will hang up
Usage Note
Magsabit is the actor-focus mag- form of sabit, used when the person doing the hanging is the sentence topic. Standard verb for suspending clothing on a sampayan, hanging decorations, or hooking items on a peg; pair with isabit when the object being hung is the focus.
Examples
" Magsabit ka ng damit. "
Natural Translation
Hang up some clothes.
Literal Translation
Hang-up you of clothes.
" Hilig ng sastre ang magsabit ng mga bagong tahi na damit. "
Natural Translation
It is the tailor's habit to hang up newly sewn clothes.
Literal Translation
Habit of tailor the to hang up of new sewn clothes.
" Bago dumating ang mga bisita, nagsabit kami ng mga lobo at banderitas sa buong bahay. "
Natural Translation
Before the guests arrived, we hung up balloons and little flags all over the house.
Literal Translation
Before arrive the guests, hung-up we of balloons and little-flags in whole house.
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