magkalikot
magkalikót with stress marks
to poke
From root: kalikot
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagkalikot
nag-ka-li-KOT
poked
Present (Incomplete)
nagkakalikot
nag-ka-ka-li-KOT
is poking
Future (Contemplated)
magkakalikot
mag-ka-ka-li-KOT
will poke
Usage Note
Magkalikot is the actor-focus form of kalikot, describing someone who pokes, stirs, or rummages with a slender object. The root originally referred to a slim tube used with buyo (betel), so the poking sense is embedded in its etymology.
Examples
" Huwag kang magkalikot sa kandado. "
Natural Translation
Do not tinker with the lock.
Literal Translation
Do-not you to-poke at lock.
" Mahilig magkalikot ng sirang radyo ang aking pinsan. "
Natural Translation
My cousin loves to tinker with broken radios.
Literal Translation
Fond to tinker of broken radio the my cousin.
" Mahilig magkalikot ng makina ang kapatid ko, kaya madalas niyang naaayos ang mga gamit na akala naming sira na. "
Natural Translation
My sibling loves to tinker with machines, so he often fixes the things we thought were already broken.
Literal Translation
Fond to-poke of machine the sibling my, so often by-him fixed the things that thought we broken already.
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