Mapabulalas (en. To be surprised)

/ma.pa.bu.la.las/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

A verb referring to a great feeling of joy or surprise.

His arrival caused an outburst of joy for everyone.

Ang kanyang pagdating ay nagdulot ng mapabulalas na saya sa lahat.

The occurrence of an unexpected reaction to a situation.

His response gave me a surprised reaction.

Ang kanyang pagsagot ay nagbigay sa akin ng mapabulalas na reaksyon.

from the root word 'bula' meaning to explode or bubble.

to be astonished by beauty

to be overwhelmed by the beauty of something

mapabulalas sa ganda

to be surprised by the news

to be greatly surprised by new information

mapabulalas sa balita

froth

A term referring to bubbling or floating.

takabula

stand

An adjective that may imply surprise.

tindig

to blurt out

Like people in a vehicle, they can't hold back what they want to say, there's so much that can be blurted out!

Parang mga tao sa sasakyan, hindi makapagpigil sa kanilang mga sasabihin, kay daming mapabulalas!

talkative person

Wow, Janet is such a chatterbox, no matter what she blurts out, she still continues her story!

Grabe, ang daldalera ni Janet, kahit anong mapabulalas, tuloy pa rin ang kwento!

letting everything out

Once the questions started, it was like a spilling of cash, so many things blurted out!

Nang pakawalan ang mga tanong, parang laglag-bulsa, maraming mapabulalas!