magyurak
magyúrak with stress marks
to trample; to violate
From root: yurak
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagyurak
nag-YU-rak
trampled
Present (Incomplete)
nagyuyurak
nag-yu-YU-rak
is trampling
Future (Contemplated)
magyuyurak
mag-yu-YU-rak
will trample
Usage Note
Magyurak is the actor-focus form of yurak, used for trampling or violating something — literal stomping or figurative violation of rights, dignity, or agreements. A staple of political and activist discourse in the Philippines, it carries a moral weight that makes it the natural verb when describing the crushing of human rights or the breaking of solemn commitments.
Examples
" Huwag kang magyurak ng damo. "
Natural Translation
Don't trample the grass.
Literal Translation
Don't you trample of grass.
" Masamang magyurak sa karangalan ng iyong kapwa tao. "
Natural Translation
It is bad to trample on the dignity of your fellow human beings.
Literal Translation
Bad to-trample on dignity of your fellow human.
" Walang karapatan ang sinuman na magyurak sa dangal ng iba, kahit gaano pa sila kapangyarihan. "
Natural Translation
No one has the right to trample on another person's dignity, no matter how powerful they may be.
Literal Translation
None right the anyone to trample on dignity of others, however still they powerful.
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