magsemento
magseménto with stress marks
to cement
From root: semento
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagsemento
nag-se-MEN-to
cemented
Present (Incomplete)
nagsesemento
nag-se-se-MEN-to
is cementing
Future (Contemplated)
magsesemento
mag-se-se-MEN-to
will cement
Usage Note
Magsemento is the actor-focus mag- form of semento, a Spanish loanword. Used for laying or applying concrete in construction and home repair — cementing a floor, patching a wall, paving a path. The object-focus partner is sementuhin when the surface being cemented is the focus.
Examples
" Magsesemento sila ng sahig bukas. "
Natural Translation
They will cement the floor tomorrow.
Literal Translation
Will-cement they of floor tomorrow.
" Planong magsemento ng kalsada ng mga manggagawa bukas. "
Natural Translation
The workers plan to cement the road tomorrow.
Literal Translation
Plan to-cement of road of plural worker tomorrow.
" Bago dumating ang tag-ulan, nagmamadali ang mga manggagawa na magsemento ng daan upang hindi ito maging putikan. "
Natural Translation
Before the rainy season arrives, the workers are hurrying to cement the path so it won't turn into mud.
Literal Translation
Before arrive the rainy-season, hurrying the workers to cement of path so-that not it become muddy.
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