magkansela
to cancel
From root: kansela
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagkansela
nag-kan-SE-la
canceled
Present (Incomplete)
nagkakansela
nag-ka-kan-SE-la
is canceling
Future (Contemplated)
magkakansela
mag-ka-kan-SE-la
will cancel
Usage Note
Magkansela is the actor-focus form of kansela, a Spanish loanword for canceling plans or events. In everyday Taglish speech the English borrowing i-cancel is often preferred, so magkansela marks a slightly more formal or traditionally Tagalog register.
Examples
" Kailangan kong magkansela ng meeting. "
Natural Translation
I need to cancel a meeting.
Literal Translation
Need I to-cancel of meeting.
" Kailangan ko na magkansela ng aking biyahe. "
Natural Translation
I need to cancel my trip.
Literal Translation
Need I to cancel of my trip.
" Napilitan kaming magkansela ng biyahe dahil sa bagyong lumapit sa aming lugar nang gabing iyon. "
Natural Translation
We were forced to cancel the trip because of the storm that approached our area that night.
Literal Translation
Forced we to-cancel of trip because of storm that approached at our place that night.
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