From root: tasa
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagpatasa
nag-pa-TA-sa
had something sharpened
Present (Incomplete)
nagpapatasa
nag-pa-pa-TA-sa
having something sharpened
Future (Contemplated)
magpapatasa
mag-pa-pa-TA-sa
will have something sharpened
Usage Note
Magpatasa is used when you are not the one doing the sharpening, but are instead asking a classmate or using a machine to do it for you.
Examples
" Magpatasa ka ng lapis sa kaklase mo. "
Natural Translation
Have your classmate sharpen the pencil.
Literal Translation
Have-sharpened you of pencil at classmate your.
" Kailangan mong magpatasa ng lapis. "
Natural Translation
You need to have a pencil sharpened.
Literal Translation
Need you have-sharpened of pencil.
" Dahil sira ang kaniyang pantasa, napilitan siyang magpatasa ng mga lapis sa katabing tindahan bago magsimula ang pagsusulit. "
Natural Translation
Because her sharpener was broken, she was forced to have her pencils sharpened at the nearby store before the exam started.
Literal Translation
Because broken the her sharpener, forced she to have-sharpened of pencils at neighboring store before begin the exam.
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