Makaligtaan (en. To forget)

/makaliɡˈtaʔan/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

Unremembered; not thought of something.

I often forget my appointments.

Madalas akong makaligtaan ang mga appointment ko.

To aid in forgetting or not recalling an event.

You will also forget those problems over time.

Makakalimutan mo rin ang mga problemang iyon sa paglipas ng panahon.

To leave something unnoticed.

He forgotten his shoes at home.

Nakaligtaan niya ang kanyang sapatos sa bahay.

from the words 'kali't' (lost) and 'gitan' (to happen)

forget something

not remembering something important

makaligtaan ang isang bagay

forget

The act of not remembering or valuing something.

kalimutan

forgotten

Oh no, I forgot my homework!

Ay, nakalimutan ko na yung homework ko!

slipped my mind

I totally slipped my mind about my appointment!

Nawala na sa isip ko yung appointment ko!

got lazy

I got lazy to do that, so I forgot.

Tinamad akong gawin yun, kaya nakaligtaan ko.

didn't come to mind

It didn't come to mind that I needed to report.

Di ko naisip na kailangan palang mag-report.