kumalat

Tagalog

Etymology

From kalat +‎ -um-.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kuˈmalat/ [kʊˈmaː.lɐt̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -alat
  • Syllabification: ku‧ma‧lat

Verb

kumalat (complete kumalat, progressive kumakalat, contemplative kakalat, 1st actor trigger, Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜋᜎᜆ᜔)

  1. to spread; to scatter; to diffuse (to many places)
    Synonym: sumabog
    Dapat pigilan na kumalat pa ang chismis na may kabit ka raw.
    The rumor that you have a mistress should be stopped to spread even more.
  2. to be widespread; to be known in many places
  3. to become full of trash, litter, mess, etc.
    Kapag dumadating si ate, laging kumakalat ang bahay.
    Every time sister comes, the house gets full of litter.
  4. complete aspect of kumalat

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for kumalat
affix -um-
ᜓᜋ᜔
root word kalat
ᜃᜎᜆ᜔
trigger actor
aspect
infinitive
ᜃᜓᜋᜎᜆ᜔
complete
ᜃᜓᜋᜎᜆ᜔
kungmalat1
ᜃᜓᜅ᜔ᜋᜎᜆ᜔
progressive kumakalat
ᜃᜓᜋᜃᜎᜆ᜔
kungmakalat1
ᜃᜓᜅ᜔ᜋᜃᜎᜆ᜔
nakalat2
ᜈ ᜃᜎᜆ᜔
contemplative kakalat
ᜃᜃᜎᜆ᜔
makalat2
ᜋ ᜃᜎᜆ᜔
recently
complete
formal kakakalat
ᜃᜃᜃᜎᜆ᜔
informal kakakalat
ᜃᜃᜃᜎᜆ᜔
imperative
ᜃᜓᜋᜎᜆ᜔
kalat2
ᜃᜎᜆ᜔

1Now archaic in Modern Tagalog.
2Dialectal use only.