Magmalasmalas (en. To have bad luck)

maɡ.ma.las.ma.las

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

To have bad luck or misfortune.

No matter what he does, it seems he has bad luck in his life.

Kahit anong gawin niya, tila magmalasmalas siya sa kanyang buhay.

Experiencing a series of unfortunate events.

Sometimes, it seems he feels he has bad luck in his projects.

Minsan, tila nakakaramdam siya ng magmalasmalas sa kanyang mga proyekto.

Having an unfavorable outcome from efforts.

He did fail, and everything seems to be bad luck for him.

Nabigo nga siya, at ang lahat ay mukhang magmalasmalas para sa kanya.

From the word 'mamalas' meaning 'to observe' or 'to re-examine', and 'malas' referring to bad luck.

bad fortune

Experiencing a negative encounter or situation.

masamang kapalaran

always unlucky

Consistently experiencing bad luck.

laging malas

bad luck

Refers to bad fortune or luck.

malas

good luck

Refers to good fortune or luck.

suwerte

To feel sad or hopeless.

Dude, my day was so magmalasmalas, I didn't finish anything.

Pare, napaka-magmalasmalas ng araw ko, wala akong natapos na kahit ano.

To be resilient despite challenges.

We need to magmalasmalas and keep going, even with so many obstacles.

Kailangan tayong magmalasmalas at magpatuloy, kahit na ang daming hadlang.