maghalal

Tagalog

Etymology

From mag- +‎ halal.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /maɡhaˈlal/ [mɐɡ.hɐˈlal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: mag‧ha‧lal

Verb

maghalál (complete naghalal, progressive naghahalal, contemplative maghahalal, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜑᜎᜎ᜔)

  1. to appoint into office
  2. (by extension) to elect
  3. (obsolete) to enact laws; to legislate
    Maghalal kayo ng mga utos na tapat.
    Enact laws that are just.

Inflection

Verb conjugation for maghalal
affix mag- / ᜋᜄ᜔
root word halal / ᜑᜎᜎ᜔
trigger actor
aspect
infinitive  / ᜋᜄ᜔ᜑᜎᜎ᜔
complete naghalal / ᜈᜄ᜔ᜑᜎᜎ᜔
progressive naghahalal / ᜈᜄ᜔ᜑᜑᜎᜎ᜔
nagahalal1 / ᜈᜄᜑᜎᜎ᜔
contemplative maghahalal / ᜋᜄ᜔ᜑᜑᜎᜎ᜔
magahalal1 / ᜋᜄᜑᜎᜎ᜔
gahalal1 / ᜄᜑᜎᜎ᜔
recently
complete
formal kahahalal / ᜃᜑᜑᜎᜎ᜔
kapaghahalal / ᜃᜉᜄ᜔ᜑᜑᜎᜎ᜔
informal kakahalal / ᜃᜃᜑᜎᜎ᜔
kakapaghalal / ᜃᜃᜉᜄ᜔ᜑᜎᜎ᜔
kapapaghalal / ᜃᜉᜉᜄ᜔ᜑᜎᜎ᜔
imperative 1 / ᜋᜄ᜔ᜑᜎᜎ᜔

1 Dialectal use only.