magsuporta
magsupórta with stress marks
to support
From root: suporta
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagsuporta
nag-su-POR-ta
supported
Present (Incomplete)
nagsusuporta
nag-su-su-POR-ta
is supporting
Future (Contemplated)
magsusuporta
mag-su-su-POR-ta
will support
Usage Note
Magsuporta is the actor-focus form of suporta, a Spanish loanword from soporte. It centers the person giving support — emotional, financial, or through advocacy — and is freely interchangeable in casual speech with the English verb; the object-focus counterpart suportahan shifts attention to the person or cause being supported.
Examples
" Magsuporta tayo sa kanya. "
Natural Translation
Let's support him.
Literal Translation
Support we to him.
" Handa kaming magsuporta sa inyong adbokasya. "
Natural Translation
We are ready to support your advocacy.
Literal Translation
Ready we to-support to your advocacy.
" Nangako ang buong komunidad na magsuporta sa mga magsasaka hangga't hindi nababayaran nang tama ang kanilang ani. "
Natural Translation
The whole community promised to support the farmers until their harvest is paid for fairly.
Literal Translation
Promised the whole community to-support to the farmers as-long-as not is-paid correctly the their harvest.
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