From root: utak
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
pinag-utakan
pi-nag-u-ta-KAN
planned carefully
Present (Incomplete)
pinag-uutakan
pi-nag-u-u-ta-KAN
planning carefully
Future (Contemplated)
pag-uutakan
pag-u-u-ta-KAN
will plan carefully
Usage Note
Pag-utakan is used when someone needs to think deeply or strategize about a specific problem, implying the use of cleverness or intense intellectual effort to find a solution. It often carries a nuance of outsmarting a situation or meticulously planning a course of action.
Examples
" Pag-utakan natin ang plano. "
Natural Translation
Let's plan it out carefully.
Literal Translation
Plan-carefully we-inclusive the plan.
" Kailangan mong pag-utakan ang biyahe natin. "
Natural Translation
You need to plan our trip carefully.
Literal Translation
Need you plan-carefully the trip our.
" Kung gusto nating manalo sa kompetisyon, kailangan nating pag-utakan nang mabuti ang bawat hakbang bago tayo sumabak sa laro. "
Natural Translation
If we want to win the competition, we need to carefully strategize every step before we throw ourselves into the game.
Literal Translation
If want we win in competition, need we plan-carefully well the each step before we plunge in game.
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