magselyo
magsélyo with stress marks
to stamp
From root: selyo
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagselyo
nag-SEL-yo
stamped
Present (Incomplete)
nagseselyo
nag-se-SEL-yo
is stamping
Future (Contemplated)
magseselyo
mag-se-SEL-yo
will stamp
Usage Note
Magselyo is the actor-focus mag- form of selyo, a Spanish loanword for seal or stamp. Primarily used in postal and bureaucratic contexts where physical stamps — postage or official seals — must be applied. The object-focus partner is selyuhan when the document or envelope being stamped is the focus.
Examples
" Magselyo ka ng sobre. "
Natural Translation
Put a stamp on the envelope.
Literal Translation
Stamp you of envelope.
" Tungkulin niya ang magselyo ng mga opisyal na dokumento. "
Natural Translation
It is his/her duty to stamp official documents.
Literal Translation
Duty his/her the to-stamp of plural official linker document.
" Bago ipadala ang mga liham, kailangan munang magselyo ang kawani sa bawat sobre na nasa mesa. "
Natural Translation
Before the letters are sent, the clerk must first put stamps on every envelope on the table.
Literal Translation
Before send the plural letter, need first to-stamp the clerk on each envelope that on-the table.
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