From root: ugnay
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nag-ugnay
nag-ug-NAY
connected
Present (Incomplete)
nag-uugnay
nag-u-ug-NAY
connecting
Future (Contemplated)
mag-uugnay
mag-u-ug-NAY
will connect
Usage Note
Mag-ugnay is used when actively linking or establishing a relationship between ideas, objects, or people. It is frequently used in formal, academic, or professional contexts to describe the act of connecting concepts or coordinating between different entities.
Examples
" Mag-ugnay ka ng dalawang kawad. "
Natural Translation
Connect the two wires.
Literal Translation
Connect you of two wires.
" Kailangan nating mag-ugnay ng dalawang linya. "
Natural Translation
We need to connect the two lines.
Literal Translation
Need we to-connect of two lines.
" Sa pagsusulat ng sanaysay, dapat kang mag-ugnay ng bawat talata upang maging malinaw at magkakaugnay ang iyong mga ideya. "
Natural Translation
In writing an essay, you should connect each paragraph so that your ideas become clear and coherent.
Literal Translation
In writing of essay, should you to-connect of each paragraph so-that become clear and connected the your ideas.
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