magsulsi
magsulsî with stress marks
to mend clothes
From root: sulsi
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagsulsi
nag-sul-SI
mended
Present (Incomplete)
nagsusulsi
nag-su-sul-SI
is mending
Future (Contemplated)
magsusulsi
mag-su-sul-SI
will mend
Usage Note
Magsulsi is the mag- actor-focus form of sulsi, referring to the traditional household task of mending torn or worn fabric by weaving thread back over a hole. The skill was once a routine domestic art; the word is increasingly rare in urban speech but remains in active use in provincial and older-generation contexts.
Examples
" Marunong siyang magsulsi. "
Natural Translation
She knows how to mend clothes.
Literal Translation
Knows she to-mend.
" Marunong ba siyang magsulsi ng mga sirang damit? "
Natural Translation
Does he/she know how to mend torn clothes?
Literal Translation
Know he/she to-mend of torn clothing?
" Tinuruan ako ng aking lola na magsulsi ng punit na damit upang hindi na namin kailangang bumili ng bago. "
Natural Translation
My grandmother taught me to mend torn clothes so that we would no longer need to buy new ones.
Literal Translation
Taught me by my grandmother to-mend of torn clothing so not already we need to-buy of new.
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