Malatagan (en. Spreading)

/ma.la.ta.gan/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

noun

An understanding that describes something that is laid out or opened.

The spreading of the clothes is on the floor.

Ang malatagan ng mga damit ay nasa sahig.

The act of laying out something.

The spreading of the table is necessary before the gathering starts.

Ang malatagan ng mesa ay kailangan bago magsimula ang salo-salo.

Root word from 'latag' meaning 'to lay out' or 'to spread', with the adjective 'mala' indicating 'a kind of'

spreading of light

Having clarity or understanding.

malatagan ng liwanag

presentation

This refers to the act of presenting or displaying information.

lahad

Usually means the content is too deep or hard to understand.

Your writing is kind of 'malatagan', I can't really understand it.

Parang malatagan ang sinulat mo, hindi ko masyadong maintindihan.

Too filled with emotion or feeling.

After the match, the headlines were 'malatagan' in the news.

Pagkatapos ng laban, malatagan ang mga headlines sa balita.

A form of exaggeration or overemphasis on an idea.

Don't make your argument too 'malatagan', that's too heavy.

Huwag mong gawing malatagan ang argumento mo, masyado na yang mabigat.