magpaalam

Tagalog

Etymology

From mag- +‎ paalam or magpa- +‎ alam.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /maɡpaˈʔalam/ [mɐɡ.pɐˈʔaː.lɐm]
  • Rhymes: -alam
  • Syllabification: mag‧pa‧a‧lam

Verb

magpaalam (complete nagpaalam, progressive nagpapaalam, contemplative magpapaalam, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜉᜀᜎᜋ᜔)

  1. to say goodbye
    Gabi na, kaya kailangan ko na pong magpaalam dahil baka mag-alala na sila sa bahay.
    It's late, so I need to say goodbye now because they might worry about me at home.
  2. to ask for permission, especially with authoritative figures
    Magpapaalam muna ako sa nanay ko; sana payagan niya akong sumama sa inyo sa gimik!
    I'll ask my mom first; I hope she'll let me join you guys for the trip!

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for magpaalam
affix mag- / ᜋᜄ᜔
root word paalam / ᜉᜀᜎᜋ᜔
trigger actor
aspect
infinitive  / ᜋᜄ᜔ᜉᜀᜎᜋ᜔
complete nagpaalam / ᜈᜄ᜔ᜉᜀᜎᜋ᜔
progressive nagpapaalam / ᜈᜄ᜔ᜉᜉᜀᜎᜋ᜔
nagapaalam1 / ᜈᜄᜉᜀᜎᜋ᜔
contemplative magpapaalam / ᜋᜄ᜔ᜉᜉᜀᜎᜋ᜔
magapaalam1 / ᜋᜄᜉᜀᜎᜋ᜔
gapaalam1 / ᜄᜉᜀᜎᜋ᜔
recently
complete
formal kapapaalam / ᜃᜉᜉᜀᜎᜋ᜔
kapagpapaalam / ᜃᜉᜄ᜔ᜉᜉᜀᜎᜋ᜔
informal kakapaalam / ᜃᜃᜉᜀᜎᜋ᜔
kakapagpaalam / ᜃᜃᜉᜄ᜔ᜉᜀᜎᜋ᜔
kapapagpaalam / ᜃᜉᜉᜄ᜔ᜉᜀᜎᜋ᜔
imperative 1 / ᜋᜄ᜔ᜉᜀᜎᜋ᜔

1 Dialectal use only.