magsumbong
magsumbóng with stress marks
to report
From root: sumbong
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagsumbong
nag-sum-BONG
reported
Present (Incomplete)
nagsusumbong
nag-su-sum-BONG
is reporting
Future (Contemplated)
magsusumbong
mag-su-sum-BONG
will report
Usage Note
Magsumbong is the mag- actor-focus form of sumbong, the everyday word for lodging a complaint or reporting someone. In childhood contexts it often connotes tattling on a sibling or classmate; in adult contexts it refers to filing a formal complaint with authorities — a dual register that makes the word familiar from an early age.
Examples
" Gusto kong magsumbong sa guro. "
Natural Translation
I want to report to the teacher.
Literal Translation
Want I to-report to teacher.
" Nagbanta siyang magsumbong sa pulis tungkol sa nakita niya. "
Natural Translation
He/She threatened to report to the police about what he/she saw.
Literal Translation
Threatened he/she to-report to police about at saw he/she.
" Tumakbo agad ang bata para magsumbong sa nanay niya nang masaktan siya ng kapatid niya. "
Natural Translation
The child ran right away to tattle to his/her mother when his/her sibling hurt him/her.
Literal Translation
Ran immediately the child to to-report to mother his/her when got-hurt he/she by sibling his/her.
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