From root: sagot
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagsagot
nag-sa-GOT
answered
Present (Incomplete)
nagsasagot
nag-sa-sa-GOT
is answering
Future (Contemplated)
magsasagot
mag-sa-sa-GOT
will answer
Usage Note
Magsagot is used when answering exams, worksheets, or a series of questions, emphasizing the act of completing a written or formal task. It can also describe the act of answering back or responding repeatedly in an argumentative manner.
Examples
" Kailangan kong magsagot ng test. "
Natural Translation
I need to answer the test.
Literal Translation
Need I to-answer of test.
" Kailangan nating magsagot ng maraming tanong. "
Natural Translation
We need to answer many questions.
Literal Translation
Need we to answer many questions.
" Bago ka magsagot sa eksamen, basahin mong mabuti ang bawat tanong para hindi ka magkamali. "
Natural Translation
Before you answer the exam, read each question carefully so that you don't make mistakes.
Literal Translation
Before you answer in-the exam, read you well the each question so-that not you make-mistake.
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