magsaboy
magsáboy with stress marks
to splash
From root: saboy
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagsaboy
nag-SA-boy
splashed
Present (Incomplete)
nagsasaboy
nag-sa-SA-boy
is splashing
Future (Contemplated)
magsasaboy
mag-sa-SA-boy
will splash
Usage Note
Magsaboy is the actor-focus mag- form of saboy, describing the act of flinging or scattering liquid or loose material outward, with the splasher as the grammatical topic. Common in gardening, cooking, and ritual sprinkling contexts; pair with isaboy when the substance being flung is foregrounded.
Examples
" Huwag kang magsaboy ng tubig dito. "
Natural Translation
Don't splash water here.
Literal Translation
Don't you splash of water here.
" Mahilig magsaboy ng tubig ang bata sa banyo. "
Natural Translation
The child loves to splash water in the bathroom.
Literal Translation
Fond to splash of water the child in bathroom.
" Tuwing tag-araw, mahilig magsaboy ng tubig ang mga bata sa kalsada upang makaiwas sa nakakapasong init ng araw. "
Natural Translation
Every summer, the children love to splash water on the street to escape the scorching heat of the sun.
Literal Translation
Every summer, fond splash of water the children in street so-that escape from scorching heat of sun.
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