magkalat

Tagalog

Etymology

From mag- + kalat.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /maɡˈkalat/ [mɐɡˈka.lɐt] (to diffuse, to spread, verb)
      • Rhymes: -alat
    • IPA(key): /maɡkaˈlat/ [mɐɡ.kɐˈlat] (to litter, verb)
      • Rhymes: -at
  • Syllabification: mag‧ka‧lat

Verb

magkalat (complete nagkalat, progressive nagkakalat, contemplative magkakalat, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜃᜎᜆ᜔)

  1. to diffuse; to spread
    Synonym: kumalat
    Nagkalat ang usok dahil sa sunog.
    The smoke spread because of the fire.

Verb

magkalát (complete nagkalat, progressive nagkakalat, contemplative magkakalat, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜃᜎᜆ᜔)

  1. to litter
    Bawal magkalat.
    No littering.
  2. (colloquial) to perform badly, to conduct oneself poorly
    Dahil hindi sila nagpraktis, nagkalat lang sila.
    Because they had not practiced, they just performed badly.
    (literally, “Because they had not practiced, they just made a mess.”)

Inflection

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