magturo
magtúro with stress marks
to teach
From root: turo
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagturo
nag-TU-ro
taught
Present (Incomplete)
nagtuturo
nag-tu-TU-ro
is teaching
Future (Contemplated)
magtuturo
mag-tu-TU-ro
will teach
Usage Note
Magturo is the actor-focus form of turo, where the teacher is the grammatical subject. It is one of the most fundamental education-related verbs in Tagalog, used for both formal classroom instruction and informal passing-on of skills, and the root turo also means to point — linking instruction to directed guidance.
Examples
" Marunong siyang magturo. "
Natural Translation
She knows how to teach.
Literal Translation
Knows-how she to-teach.
" Gusto niyang magturo ng wikang Ingles sa mga dayuhang mag-aaral. "
Natural Translation
He/She wants to teach the English language to foreign students.
Literal Translation
Want he/she to-teach of language English to foreign students.
" Pagkatapos magtapos sa kolehiyo, nagpasya siyang magturo sa malayong baryo upang tulungan ang mga batang mahihirap. "
Natural Translation
After graduating from college, she decided to teach in a remote village to help the poor children.
Literal Translation
After graduating from college, decided she to-teach in remote village to help the children poor.
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