Malaglagan (en. To fall)

/malaɡlaˈɡan/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

An action indicating that something has fallen.

The leaves fell from the tree when it rained.

Nalaglagan ang mga dahon mula sa puno noong umulan.

The possibility of dropping something.

You might drop a lot of things when moving houses.

Malaglagan ka ng maraming gamit kapag naglilipat bahay.

Carrying out an action that results in falling.

Sometimes, I drop a book while studying.

Minsan, nalaglagan ako ng libro habang nag-aaral.

from the root word 'laglag' meaning to fall

to drop stars

causing a star to fall (metaphorically means having luck or good opportunity)

malaglagan ng bituin

fall

The root word of 'malaglagan', meaning to fall.

laglag

to say something bad or insult someone.

In front of many people, someone just had to insult that person.

Nasa harap ng maraming tao, malaglagan naman ng tao, eh.

to lose credibility or reputation.

There you go, you'll lose credibility at your job if you make a mistake on the report.

Ayan, malaglagan ka sa trabaho mo kapag nagkamali ka ng report.