magsaplot
magsáplot with stress marks
to clothe oneself
From root: saplot
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagsaplot
nag-SA-plot
clothed
Present (Incomplete)
nagsasaplot
nag-sa-SA-plot
is clothing
Future (Contemplated)
magsasaplot
mag-sa-SA-plot
will clothe
Usage Note
Magsaplot is the actor-focus mag- form of saplot, more literary and elevated in register than the everyday magdamit or magbihis. Saplot implies wrapping or draping rather than structured dressing; it evokes garments worn loosely over the body, ceremonial coverings, or the spare clothing of poverty. The object-focus form isaplot foregrounds the cloth being draped.
Examples
" Magsaplot ka muna bago lumabas. "
Natural Translation
Get dressed first before going out.
Literal Translation
Clothe-yourself you first before exit.
" Kailangan mong magsaplot bago lumabas ng kuwarto. "
Natural Translation
You need to clothe yourself before leaving the room.
Literal Translation
Need you to-clothe-yourself before exit of room.
" Sa lamig ng gabi, nagsaplot siya ng makapal na kumot upang protektahan ang kaniyang katawan mula sa hangin. "
Natural Translation
In the cold of the night, he draped himself with a thick blanket to protect his body from the wind.
Literal Translation
In cold of night, clothed he of thick blanket so to-protect the his body from the wind.
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