mag-utos
mag-utós with stress marks
to give an order
From root: utos
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nag-utos
nag-u-TOS
ordered
Present (Incomplete)
nag-uutos
nag-u-u-TOS
is ordering
Future (Contemplated)
mag-uutos
mag-u-u-TOS
will order
Usage Note
Mag-utos is the actor-focus form of utos, foregrounding the authority figure giving the command. It implies a clear hierarchical relationship between speaker and recipient — parent to child, superior to subordinate, or commander to soldier — and is less softened than humiling and more direct than manghikayat.
Examples
" Hindi ako mahilig mag-utos. "
Natural Translation
I don't like to give orders.
Literal Translation
Not I fond to-give-order.
" May karapatan ang manager na mag-utos para sa ikabubuti ng kumpanya. "
Natural Translation
The manager has the right to give an order for the good of the company.
Literal Translation
Have right the manager to-give-order for for improvement of company.
" Bago ka mag-utos sa iba, dapat marunong ka ring gawin ang trabahong ipinapagawa mo sa kanila. "
Natural Translation
Before you give orders to others, you should also know how to do the work you have them do.
Literal Translation
Before you give-order to others, should know you also to-do the work being-made-done you to them.
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