From root: kaliwa
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nangaliwa
na-nga-li-WA
was unfaithful
Present (Incomplete)
nangangaliwa
na-nga-nga-li-WA
being unfaithful
Future (Contemplated)
mangangaliwa
ma-nga-nga-li-WA
will be unfaithful
Usage Note
Mangaliwa is used to describe being unfaithful or cheating on a romantic partner or spouse. Derived from the word for 'left' (kaliwa), it figuratively suggests straying from the 'right' or proper path of a committed relationship.
Examples
" Bawal mangaliwa sa asawa. "
Natural Translation
Cheating on a spouse is forbidden.
Literal Translation
Forbidden be-unfaithful to spouse.
" Maling mangaliwa sa iyong asawa. "
Natural Translation
It is wrong to be unfaithful to your spouse.
Literal Translation
Wrong to be unfaithful to your spouse.
" Kapag napatunayang nangaliwa ang isang asawa, madalas na nasisira ang tiwala na napakahirap nang ibalik. "
Natural Translation
When a spouse is proven to have been unfaithful, the trust is often broken and very hard to restore.
Literal Translation
When proven-that was-unfaithful the one spouse, often broken the trust that very-hard already to-return.
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