magserbisyo
magserbísyo with stress marks
to serve
From root: serbisyo
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagserbisyo
nag-ser-BIS-yo
served
Present (Incomplete)
nagseserbisyo
nag-se-ser-BIS-yo
is serving
Future (Contemplated)
magseserbisyo
mag-se-ser-BIS-yo
will serve
Usage Note
Magserbisyo is the actor-focus mag- form of serbisyo, a Spanish loanword meaning service. Used in civic, religious, and professional contexts to describe rendering service to a community, customers, or a cause. The phrase magbigay ng serbisyo is a common synonym; magserbisyo is the more compact verbal form.
Examples
" Gusto kong magserbisyo sa bayan. "
Natural Translation
I want to serve the town.
Literal Translation
Want I to-serve to town.
" Handa siyang magserbisyo sa publiko nang tapat. "
Natural Translation
He/She is ready to serve the public honestly.
Literal Translation
Ready he/she to-serve to public of honestly.
" Nangako ang bagong halal na opisyal na magserbisyo nang tapat sa mga mamamayan sa buong panahon ng kanyang termino. "
Natural Translation
The newly elected official promised to serve the citizens honestly throughout his entire term.
Literal Translation
Promised the new elected linker official that to-serve of honest to plural citizen at whole period of his term.
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