magsustento
magsusténto with stress marks
to provide financial support
From root: sustento
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagsustento
nag-sus-TEN-to
provided for
Present (Incomplete)
nagsusustento
nag-su-sus-TEN-to
is providing for
Future (Contemplated)
magsusustento
mag-su-sus-TEN-to
will provide for
Usage Note
Magsustento is the actor-focus form of sustento, a Spanish loanword, centering the provider of financial support. It is closely tied to Filipino family-obligation norms — particularly the expectation that employed adult children contribute to household income; the object-focus counterpart is sustentuhan.
Examples
" Kailangan kong magsustento sa pamilya ko. "
Natural Translation
I need to support my family financially.
Literal Translation
Need I to-provide-support to family my.
" Obligasyon ng ama ang magsustento sa kanyang pamilya. "
Natural Translation
It is a father's obligation to provide financial support to his family.
Literal Translation
Obligation of father the to-provide-financial-support to his family.
" Maaga siyang nagtrabaho sa ibang bansa upang makapagsustento sa mga kapatid na nag-aaral pa sa kolehiyo. "
Natural Translation
He worked abroad early on so that he could financially support his siblings who were still studying in college.
Literal Translation
Early he to-work in other country so to-be-able-to-provide-support to the siblings that studying still in college.
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