magyakag
magyakág with stress marks
to invite; to urge along
From root: yakag
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagyakag
nag-ya-KAG
invited
Present (Incomplete)
nagyayakag
nag-ya-ya-KAG
is inviting
Future (Contemplated)
magyayakag
mag-ya-ya-KAG
will invite
Usage Note
Magyakag is the actor-focus form of yakag, foregrounding the person who extends an invitation or urges someone to join an activity. Used across casual and social registers — inviting friends to outings, rallying community members to events, or encouraging a hesitant person to participate — it is softer and more peer-oriented than mag-utos, implying persuasion rather than command.
Examples
" Magyakag ka ng kaibigan. "
Natural Translation
Invite a friend along.
Literal Translation
Invite you of friend.
" Hilig niyang magyakag ng mga kaibigan para kumain sa labas. "
Natural Translation
It is his/her habit to invite friends out to eat.
Literal Translation
Habit his/her to invite of friends so to eat at outside.
" Sinubukan kong magyakag ng mga kapitbahay para sa paglilinis, ngunit marami ang abala kaya kakaunti lang ang dumalo. "
Natural Translation
I tried to urge the neighbors along for the clean-up, but many were busy so only a few showed up.
Literal Translation
Tried my to-urge-along of neighbors for the cleaning, but many the busy so few only the attended.
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