magsabwat
magsabwát with stress marks
to conspire
From root: sabwat
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagsabwat
nag-sab-WAT
conspired
Present (Incomplete)
nagsasabwat
nag-sa-sab-WAT
is conspiring
Future (Contemplated)
magsasabwat
mag-sa-sab-WAT
will conspire
Usage Note
Magsabwat is the actor-focus mag- form of sabwat, used when the conspirators are the grammatical focus. Frequently appears in news reports and legal commentary about officials or criminal groups working together secretly; pair with sabwatan when a specific target of the conspiracy is foregrounded.
Examples
" Ayaw kong magsabwat sa kanila. "
Natural Translation
I don't want to conspire with them.
Literal Translation
Don't-want I to-conspire with them.
" Sinubukan ng mga opisyal na magsabwat upang itago ang pondo. "
Natural Translation
The officials tried to conspire to hide the funds.
Literal Translation
Tried of officials to conspire so-that to hide the fund.
" Lumalabas sa imbestigasyon na nagsabwat ang ilang empleyado upang itago ang nawawalang pera ng kumpanya. "
Natural Translation
The investigation reveals that several employees conspired to hide the company's missing money.
Literal Translation
Coming-out in investigation that conspired the some employees so-that to-hide the missing money of company.
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