magsuklob
magsúklob with stress marks
to put on a cover
From root: suklob
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagsuklob
nag-SUK-lob
put on a cover
Present (Incomplete)
nagsusuklob
nag-su-SUK-lob
is putting on a cover
Future (Contemplated)
magsusuklob
mag-su-SUK-lob
will put on a cover
Usage Note
Magsuklob is the mag- actor-focus form of suklob, used when the person putting on or wearing a covering — a hat, hood, or similar garment — is the grammatical focus. Suklob implies full coverage from above, distinguishing it from verbs of partial covering, and it is common in weather-related and practical everyday contexts.
Examples
" Magsuklob ka ng sombrero. "
Natural Translation
Put on a hat.
Literal Translation
Put-on-cover you of hat.
" Mas mabuting magsuklob ng proteksyon sa ulo kapag may bagyo. "
Natural Translation
It is better to put a protective cover on your head during a typhoon.
Literal Translation
More good to-put-on-cover of protection on head when has typhoon.
" Bago kami umakyat sa bundok, nagsuklob muna kami ng makapal na kapote dahil malakas ang ulan. "
Natural Translation
Before we climbed the mountain, we first put on thick raincoats because the rain was heavy.
Literal Translation
Before we climbed the mountain, put-on-cover first we of thick raincoat because strong the rain.
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