From root: sara
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagsara
nag-sa-RA
closed
Present (Incomplete)
nagsasara
nag-sa-sar-HA
is closing
Future (Contemplated)
magsasara
mag-sa-sa-RA
will close
Usage Note
Magsará is used when the focus is on the actor performing the act of closing, particularly in the context of business establishments shutting down for the day. It is a common way to describe the act of shutting doors, windows, or containers when the subject is the one doing the action.
Examples
" Magsara ka na ng pinto. "
Natural Translation
Close the door now.
Literal Translation
Close you now of door.
" Kailangan nating magsará ng tindahan mamaya. "
Natural Translation
We need to close the shop later.
Literal Translation
Need we to-close of store later.
" Maaga kaming nagsara ng tindahan kahapon dahil walang masyadong dumadaang mamimili sa kalsada. "
Natural Translation
We closed the store early yesterday because not many shoppers were passing by on the street.
Literal Translation
Early we closed of store yesterday because no too-many passing-by shopper in street.
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