Magkalaykay (en. To separate)

/maɡka.lay.kaj/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

The action of separating things or people.

Separate now and leave the unimportant things behind.

Magkalaykay ka na at iwanan mo ang mga hindi mahalaga.

A process of removing or discussing that results in separation.

Let's separate the things we no longer need.

Magkalaykay tayo ng mga bagay na hindi na natin kailangan.

Identification and designation of items that can be separated.

Documents need to be separated before submission.

Kailangang magkalaykay ng mga dokumento bago ang pagsumite.

From the root word 'alay', meaning 'to separate' or 'to leave behind'.

separate belongings

the process of sorting and separating items that are needed and not needed.

magkalaykay ng mga gamit

division

The act of dividing or having a part from a whole.

pagkakahati

separate

Refers to the condition of being separated or alone.

hiwalay

kind of gossip about other people's lives

Where is Juan working now? I guess we need to delve in to find out the truth.

Saan kaya nagtatrabaho ngayon si Juan? Parang kailangan na nating magkalaykay para malaman ang totoo.

to search for details or information that are hard to obtain

Before we leave, let’s dig around online for cheap hotels.

Bago tayo umalis, magkalaykay muna tayo sa net para sa mga murang hotel.

to snoop or investigate things that one shouldn't know

Don't sift through my bag, you have no business knowing what's in there.

Huwag kang magkalaykay sa bag ko, wala ka namang pakialam sa laman nun.