magbaklas
magbaklás with stress marks
to pry off
From root: baklas
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagbaklas
nag-bak-LAS
pried off
Present (Incomplete)
nagbabaklas
nag-ba-bak-LAS
is prying off
Future (Contemplated)
magbabaklas
mag-ba-bak-LAS
will pry off
Usage Note
Magbaklas is the actor-focus infinitive of baklas, implying the use of force or a tool to pry something apart or detach it. Distinct from magbakbak in suggesting more deliberate mechanical effort — dismantling planks, pulling up flooring, or removing fixtures. Its object-focus counterpart is baklasin.
Examples
" Magbaklas tayo ng tabla. "
Natural Translation
Let's pry off the boards.
Literal Translation
Pry-off we of board.
" Magbaklas tayo ng mga lumang poste. "
Natural Translation
Let's pry off the old posts.
Literal Translation
Pry-off we of old posts.
" Bago itayo ang bagong bahay, kailangan munang magbaklas ng mga lumang dingding na sira na. "
Natural Translation
Before the new house is built, we first need to pry off the old walls that are already damaged.
Literal Translation
Before be-built the new house, need first to-pry-off of old walls that broken already.
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