Magulisan (en. To be difficult or messy)

/ma.gu.li.san/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

The act of creating or having a mess in something.

Our house became messy after the gathering.

Nagulisan ang aming bahay matapos ang salu-salo.

The state of being messy or chaotic.

Sometimes, her room is messy because of her untidiness.

Minsan, ang kanyang kwarto ay nagugulisan dahil sa kanyang kaligpitan.

The word 'magulisan' comes from the root 'guli' which means 'mess' or 'confusion', with the affix 'mag-' and suffix '-an'.

When did you get messy?

When did you create a mess?

Kailan ka nagulisan?

mess

A state of confusion or disorder.

gulo

agreeing to be beautiful

I wish everyone could just be beautiful in life!

Sana all, magulisan na lang sa buhay!

playing cute

She was waiting for some butterflies, so she acted cute in front of her crush.

Naghihintay siya sa kilig, kaya't nagulisan siya sa harap ng crush niya.

becoming stylish

Wow, your outfit is beautiful! You're really stylish today.

Wow, ang ganda ng outfit mo! Ang galing mo magulisan today.

seeking attention

When she acts cute, it means she wants attention.

Yung magulisan siya, ibig sabihin gusto niya ng atensyon.