kalasin
kalasín with stress marks
to untie [it]
From root: kalas
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
kinalas
ki-na-LAS
untied
Present (Incomplete)
kinakalas
ki-na-ka-LAS
is being untied
Future (Contemplated)
kakalasin
ka-ka-la-SIN
will be untied
Usage Note
Kalasin is the object-focus form of kalas, used when the thing being untied, detached, or separated is the grammatical focus. It pairs naturally with kumalas when the actor is foregrounded instead of the object.
Examples
" Kalasin mo ang buhol. "
Natural Translation
Untie the knot.
Literal Translation
Untie you the knot.
" Dapat mo na kalasin ang sapatos mo. "
Natural Translation
You should untie your shoes.
Literal Translation
Should you untie the shoe your.
" Mahirap kalasin ang tali ng regalo kung masikip ang pagkakabuhol, kaya minsan mas mabuti pang gupitin ito. "
Natural Translation
It is hard to untie the ribbon of a gift when the knot is too tight, so sometimes it is better to just cut it.
Literal Translation
Hard to-untie the ribbon of gift if tight the knotting, so sometimes more better to-cut it.
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