Magbaliktad (en. Reverse)

/mag-ba-lik-tad/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

To do the opposite or to flip.

Flip the garment when you're done using it.

Magbaliktad ka ng damit kapag natapos mo nang gamitin ito.

An action that will take place in the opposite or reverse.

We need to reverse our plans.

Kailangan nating magbaliktad ng ating mga plano.

To detail something in the opposite or upside down.

Turn the paper over to show its back.

Magbaliktad ka ng papel para ipakita ang likod nito.

Combination of 'mag-' (a verb prefix) and 'baliktad' (an adjective meaning reversed or upside down).

flip the paper

To show the reverse side of a paper.

magbaliktad ng papel

go back

To act towards a past condition or situation.

balikan

to speak as if reversed or upside down

Why are you talking in a mixed-up way? We're having a conversation, I can't understand.

Bakit ka nagmamagbaliktad? Nag-uusap tayo, hindi ko maintindihan.

to change one’s perspective or position

Out of anger, he reversed his decision to not leave.

Sa sobrang galit niya, magbaliktad siya sa kanyang desisyon na hindi na aalis.

to change one's mind

I thought he wouldn't join, but in the end, he reversed his decision.

Akala ko hindi siya sasama, pero sa huli, nagbaliktad siya.