magdaklot
magdaklót with stress marks
to snatch suddenly
From root: daklot
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagdaklot
nag-dak-LOT
snatched
Present (Incomplete)
nagdadaklot
nag-da-dak-LOT
is snatching
Future (Contemplated)
magdadaklot
mag-da-dak-LOT
will snatch
Usage Note
Magdaklot is the actor-focus form of daklot, describing a sudden, instinctive grab — the kind used to rescue a child from danger or seize something before it falls. It implies speed and urgency more than deliberate force, and pairs with the object-focus daklutin.
Examples
" Magdaklot ka ng bag mo. "
Natural Translation
Grab your bag quickly.
Literal Translation
Snatch you of bag your.
" Magdaklot ka ng bata bago bumagsak ang sanga. "
Natural Translation
Snatch the child up before the branch falls.
Literal Translation
Snatch you of child before falls the branch.
" Kailangan mong magdaklot agad ng anumang mahahawakan kapag biglang umalon nang malakas ang dagat. "
Natural Translation
You need to grab whatever you can hold onto right away when the sea suddenly surges hard.
Literal Translation
Need you to snatch immediately of whatever holdable when suddenly waves of strong the sea.
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