From root: utak
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nag-utak
nag-U-tak
used one's brain
Present (Incomplete)
nag-uutak
nag-U-u-tak
using one's brain
Future (Contemplated)
mag-uutak
mag-U-u-tak
will use one's brain
Usage Note
Mag-utak is used colloquially to urge someone to use their common sense or think strategically, often appearing in informal or slightly impatient contexts. It emphasizes the act of applying one's intelligence to solve a problem or avoid a mistake.
Examples
" Mag-utak ka naman. "
Natural Translation
Use your brain, please.
Literal Translation
Use-brain you please.
" Subukan mong mag-utak bago sumagot. "
Natural Translation
Try to use your brain before answering.
Literal Translation
Try you use-brain before answering.
" Kung mag-uutak ka lang nang kaunti bago ka kumilos, hindi sana tayo napunta sa ganitong gulo. "
Natural Translation
If you would just use your brain a little before acting, we wouldn't have ended up in this kind of mess.
Literal Translation
If will-use-brain you just a-little before you act, not hopefully we ended-up at this-kind mess.
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