maghalungkat
maghalungkát with stress marks
to rummage
From root: halungkat
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
naghalungkat
nag-ha-lung-KAT
rummaged
Present (Incomplete)
naghahalungkat
nag-ha-ha-lung-KAT
is rummaging
Future (Contemplated)
maghahalungkat
mag-ha-ha-lung-KAT
will rummage
Usage Note
Maghalungkat is the actor-focus mag- infinitive of halungkat, connoting a search that tends to leave things in disarray — stronger and messier in implication than maghalukay or maghalughog. It also carries figurative weight for digging up old memories, grudges, or past events; its object-focus partner is halungkatin.
Examples
" Maghalungkat ka sa kahon. "
Natural Translation
Rummage through the box.
Literal Translation
Rummage you at box.
" Mahilig maghalungkat ng cabinet ang aking bunsong kapatid. "
Natural Translation
My youngest sibling is fond of rummaging through cabinets.
Literal Translation
Fond to rummage of cabinet the my youngest sibling.
" Habang naghahalungkat ako ng lumang papeles sa aparador, natagpuan ko ang mga sulat ng aking lolo noong bata pa siya. "
Natural Translation
While I was rummaging through old papers in the cabinet, I found my grandfather's letters from when he was young.
Literal Translation
While rummaging I of old papers at cabinet, found I the letters of my grandfather when young still he.
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