Magaya (en. To imitate)

/maˈga.ja/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

A verb expressing action or having a similarity.

Sometimes, it's hard to imitate popular jokes.

Minsan, mahirap magaya ang mga sikat na katatawanan.

To do something in a way that resembles someone else.

He wants to imitate the style of his favorite artist.

Nais niyang magaya ang istilo ng kanyang paboritong artista.

To pretend to be like another person or thing.

You should be true to yourself and not imitate others.

Dapat kang maging totoo sa iyong sarili at huwag magaya sa iba.

From the root word 'gaya' meaning 'to do' or 'like'.

to imitate actions

to perform similar or identical actions.

magaya ang pagkilos

A root word indicating similarity.

gaya

pretend or hide one's true self

It's just Marco's habit to act fake whenever he is with someone he doesn't like.

Parang kaugalian na lang ni Marco na magaya, sa tuwing may kaharap siya na hindi niya type.

to lie or give false information

He's so good at lying, you would think it's true, but everything is just made up.

Ang galing niyang magaya, akala mo totoo, pero ang lahat ay gawa-gawa lang.