magwelga
magwelgá with stress marks
to go on strike
From root: welga
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagwelga
nag-wel-GA
went on strike
Present (Incomplete)
nagwewelga
nag-we-wel-GA
is on strike
Future (Contemplated)
magwewelga
mag-we-wel-GA
will go on strike
Usage Note
Magwelga is the actor-focus form of welga, a Spanish loanword from huelga that entered Tagalog through the labor movement of the early twentieth century. Used exclusively in labor and civic contexts to describe workers collectively withholding their labor as a form of protest, it is a standard term in journalism, union organizing, and labor law discussion.
Examples
" Magwewelga ang mga drayber bukas. "
Natural Translation
The drivers will go on strike tomorrow.
Literal Translation
Will-go-on-strike the drivers tomorrow.
" Nagpasya ang mga manggagawa na magwelga para sa mas mataas na sahod. "
Natural Translation
The workers decided to go on strike for higher wages.
Literal Translation
Decided the workers , to-go-on-strike for for more high wage.
" Nagbabanta ang unyon na magwelga kung hindi makikipag-usap ang pamunuan tungkol sa mas mataas na sahod at ligtas na kondisyon. "
Natural Translation
The union is threatening to go on strike if management won't negotiate about higher wages and safe conditions.
Literal Translation
Threatening the union to-go-on-strike if not will-talk the management about more high wage and safe conditions.
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