From root: saging
Usage Note
Magsasaging is commonly used to describe someone who sells bananas in a public market or a banana farmer.
Examples
" Mura ang saging sa magsasaging. "
Natural Translation
Bananas are cheap from the banana vendor.
Literal Translation
Cheap the bananas from banana-vendor.
" Ang magsasaging ay nagtatanim ng mga saging. "
Natural Translation
The banana vendor is planting bananas.
Literal Translation
The banana farmer plants bananas.
" Bumaba ang presyo ng saging kaya nahirapan ang magsasaging na ibenta ang kanyang ani ngayong taon. "
Natural Translation
The price of bananas dropped, so the banana farmer had a hard time selling his harvest this year.
Literal Translation
Dropped the price of bananas so had-hard-time the banana-farmer to sell the his harvest this year.
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