magsubaybay
magsubaybáy with stress marks
to monitor
From root: subaybay
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagsubaybay
nag-su-bay-BAY
monitored
Present (Incomplete)
nagsusubaybay
nag-su-su-bay-BAY
is monitoring
Future (Contemplated)
magsusubaybay
mag-su-su-bay-BAY
will monitor
Usage Note
Magsubaybay is the actor-focus form of subaybay, used when the person doing the monitoring or following is the grammatical focus. Common in journalism, parenting, and surveillance contexts, it pairs with the object-focus subaybayan when attention shifts to the thing being tracked.
Examples
" Mahirap magsubaybay ng balita. "
Natural Translation
It is hard to monitor the news.
Literal Translation
Difficult to-monitor of news.
" Mahirap magsubaybay ng pagbabago sa merkado. "
Natural Translation
It is difficult to monitor market changes.
Literal Translation
Difficult to-monitor of change in market.
" Tungkulin ng bawat magulang na magsubaybay sa ginagawa ng kanilang mga anak sa internet upang sila ay maprotektahan. "
Natural Translation
It is every parent's duty to monitor what their children do on the internet so that they are protected.
Literal Translation
Duty of every parent to to-monitor on doing of their children on internet so-that they be protected.
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