mag-urira
mag-urirà with stress marks
to inquire persistently
From root: urira
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nag-urira
nag-u-ri-RA
inquired persistently
Present (Incomplete)
nag-uurira
nag-u-u-ri-RA
is inquiring persistently
Future (Contemplated)
mag-uurira
mag-u-u-ri-RA
will inquire persistently
Usage Note
Mag-urira is the actor-focus form of urira, emphasizing the persistent questioner rather than the subject of inquiry. The mag- prefix signals a sustained, deliberate action continuing over time rather than a single question, and the verb appears in journalistic, investigative, and bureaucratic contexts where repeated pressing is implied.
Examples
" Mag-urira ka sa kapitan. "
Natural Translation
Keep questioning the captain.
Literal Translation
Inquire-persistently you to captain.
" Hilig ng pulis ang mag-urira sa saksi para makuha ang buong detalye. "
Natural Translation
It is the policeman's habit to inquire persistently of the witness to get the full details.
Literal Translation
Habit of police the to-inquire-persistently to witness so to-get the whole detail.
" Hindi titigil ang mamamahayag na mag-urira sa opisyal hangga't hindi nito naibibigay ang totoong paliwanag sa nawawalang pondo. "
Natural Translation
The journalist will not stop pressing the official with questions until he gives the true explanation for the missing funds.
Literal Translation
Not will-stop the journalist to inquire-persistently to official until not he gives the true explanation to missing fund.
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