magsampay
magsampáy with stress marks
to hang laundry
From root: sampay
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagsampay
nag-sam-PAY
hung laundry
Present (Incomplete)
nagsasampay
nag-sa-sam-PAY
is hanging laundry
Future (Contemplated)
magsasampay
mag-sa-sam-PAY
will hang laundry
Usage Note
Magsampay is the actor-focus mag- form of sampay, used when the person hanging laundry is the grammatical subject. An everyday domestic action in Filipino households where air-drying on clotheslines or railings remains the norm; the object-focus form isampay is used when the specific garment being hung is the topic.
Examples
" Magsampay ka ng damit. "
Natural Translation
Hang up the clothes.
Literal Translation
Hang-laundry you of clothing.
" Oras na para magsampay ng mga damit. "
Natural Translation
It is time now to hang the laundry.
Literal Translation
Time now for to-hang-laundry of plural clothing.
" Bago pa man sumikat ang araw, maaga nang nagsampay ng labada si Nanay para mabilis itong matuyo. "
Natural Translation
Even before the sun rose, Mom hung the laundry early so that it would dry quickly.
Literal Translation
Before even rose the sun, early already hung-laundry of laundry the Mom so quick this dry.
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