mangyari
mangyári with stress marks
to happen; to occur
From root: yari
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nangyari
nang-YA-ri
happened
Present (Incomplete)
nangyayari
nang-ya-YA-ri
is happening
Future (Contemplated)
mangyayari
mang-ya-YA-ri
will happen
Usage Note
Mangyari is one of the most common Tagalog verbs for expressing events and occurrences, used in everyday speech and formal writing alike. The past form nangyari appears constantly in conversation, and the word is essential for forming questions, conditionals, and narrative statements.
Examples
" Ano ang nangyari kahapon? "
Natural Translation
What happened yesterday?
Literal Translation
What the happened yesterday?
" Ano ang mangyari? "
Natural Translation
What will happen?
Literal Translation
What the happen?
" Hindi inaasahan ng sinuman na mangyayari ang ganoong aksidente sa kalsadang dinaraanan araw-araw. "
Natural Translation
No one expected that such an accident would happen on the road they pass every day.
Literal Translation
Not expected of anyone that will-happen the such accident on road passed-through day-day.
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