From root: alam
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nakialam
na-ki-a-LAM
meddled
Present (Incomplete)
nakikialam
na-ki-ki-a-LAM
meddling
Future (Contemplated)
makikialam
ma-ki-ki-a-LAM
will meddle
Usage Note
Makialam is used to describe meddling or interfering in others' affairs, often carrying a negative or intrusive connotation. It is commonly used in the imperative form to tell someone to mind their own business or stay out of a situation.
Examples
" Huwag kang makialam. "
Natural Translation
Don't meddle.
Literal Translation
Do-not you to-meddle.
" Huwag kang makialam sa usapan nila. "
Natural Translation
Don't meddle in their conversation.
Literal Translation
Do-not you to-meddle at conversation theirs.
" Natuto na siyang huwag makialam sa buhay ng iba pagkatapos masaktan dahil sa pagiging pakialamera. "
Natural Translation
She has learned not to meddle in other people's lives after getting hurt for being a busybody.
Literal Translation
Learned already she that not to-meddle in life of others after got-hurt because of being a busybody.
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