kumalat
kumalát with stress marks
to spread
From root: kalát
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
kumalat
ku-ma-LAT
spread
Present (Incomplete)
kumakalat
ku-ma-ka-LAT
is spreading
Future (Contemplated)
kakalat
ka-ka-LAT
will spread
Usage Note
Kumalat is the actor-focus -um- form of kalát, most often heard when news, rumors, or diseases spread rapidly and widely. The root's core sense of being scattered or spread out makes it the default verb for viral information in everyday speech.
Examples
" Mabilis kumalat ang balita. "
Natural Translation
The news spread quickly.
Literal Translation
Fast spread the news.
" Mabilis kumalat ang sakit sa lungsod. "
Natural Translation
The illness spreads quickly in the city.
Literal Translation
Fast spread the illness in city.
" Mabilis kumalat ang tsismis sa buong baryo bago pa man napatunayan kung totoo nga ito o hindi. "
Natural Translation
The gossip spread quickly throughout the whole village even before it was proven whether it was actually true or not.
Literal Translation
Fast spread the gossip in whole village before even proven if true indeed it or not.
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