Tumbalikin (en. To overturn)

/tum-ba-li-kin/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

The action of overturning or rotating an object.

Turn the cup upside down to remove the dirt.

Tumbalikin mo ang tasa para matanggal ang mga dumi.

Cause a change in the state of an object from one position to another.

Sometimes, we need to overturn our perspectives.

Minsan, kailangan nating tumbalikin ang ating mga pananaw.

Reverse a decision or action.

The court decided to overturn the previous ruling.

Ang korte ay nagpasya na tumbalikin ang naunang desisyon.

turn fortunes around

Change the course of life or situation.

tumbalikin ang kapalaran

fall

A noun referring to a fall or defeat.

tumba

Flip the situation or perspective on something.

Flip that, you might find a solution you’re not seeing.

Tumbalikin mo yan, baka may solusyon na hindi mo nakikita.

Change opinion or decision.

I just thought, maybe I need to flip my decision.

Ngayon ko lang naisip, parang kailangan kong tumbalikin ang desisyon ko.

Reverse or go back to the way things were.

I need to flip back my actions from the past to make up for it.

Kailangan kong tumbalikin ang mga ginawa ko sa nakaraan para makabawi.