Magbalangay (en. To gather in groups (in tagalog context))

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Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

An act of building unity or cooperation.

The people gathered in the barangay to plan a communal effort.

Nagbalangay ang mga tao sa barangay upang magplano ng isang bayanihan.

The act of inviting or calling people to come together.

Let's gather for the meeting tomorrow.

Magbalangay tayo para sa pagpupulong bukas.

Organizing or acting along with others.

Due to her initiative, the youth in their community gathered.

Dahil sa kanyang inisyatiba, nagbalangay ang mga kabataan sa kanilang komunidad.

root word: 'balangay', originally refers to a type of boat from native Filipinos

gather friends

to come together or be together with friends for a purpose

magbalangay ng mga kaibigan

gather for communal effort

to come together for activities of helping one another

magbalangay para sa bayanihan

balangay

A type of boat from native Filipinos used for various purposes.

balangay

bayanihan

A Filipino culture refers to community cooperation.

bayanihan

To complain or grumble about a bad situation.

Many are magbalangay about the orders from the boss!

Ang daming nagbabalangay sa utos ng boss na 'to!

To invent a story or rumors.

He started news that's not true. He's really good at magbalangay!

Nagsimula siya ng balita na walang katotohanan. Ang galing talagang magbalangay!

To stay calm or composed in a situation despite problems.

Despite everything, he tried to magbalangay with the stress from work.

Sa kabila ng lahat, sinubukan niyang magbalangay sa stress ng trabaho.