From root: ahas
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nang-ahas
nang-A-has
sneaked
Present (Incomplete)
nang-aahas
nang-A-a-has
sneaking
Future (Contemplated)
mang-aahas
mang-A-a-has
will sneak
Usage Note
Mang-ahas is used to describe the act of stealing or seducing someone else's romantic partner or spouse. It carries a heavy negative connotation of betrayal, metaphorically likening the person's behavior to that of a snake.
Examples
" Huwag kang mang-ahas ng asawa. "
Natural Translation
Don't go after someone else's spouse.
Literal Translation
Do-not you to-sneak of spouse.
" Huwag kang mang-ahas sa gamit ng iba. "
Natural Translation
Do not sneak and take other people's belongings.
Literal Translation
Do-not you to-sneak on things of others.
" Nasira ang kanilang pagkakaibigan nang malamang nang-ahas pala ito sa nobyo ng matalik niyang kaibigan. "
Natural Translation
Their friendship was ruined when it turned out she had stolen the boyfriend of her closest friend.
Literal Translation
Ruined the their friendship when learned sneaked it-turns-out this on the boyfriend of close her friend.
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