lagas
lagás with stress marks
fallen off (leaves, petals, hair)
Usage Note
Lagas describes the natural shedding or falling of leaves, flower petals, or hair. It is most commonly used in poetic and literary Tagalog to evoke the passage of time, aging, or seasonal change. In everyday speech it describes a tree losing its leaves or hair falling out.
Examples
" Lagas na ang mga bulaklak. "
Natural Translation
The flowers have fallen off.
Literal Translation
Fallen-off already the plural flower.
" Lagas ang mga dahon. "
Natural Translation
The leaves have fallen off.
Literal Translation
Fallen-off the plural leaf.
" Sa pagdating ng tag-lamig, unti-unting lagas ang mga dahon hanggang sa tuluyang humubad ang mga puno sa hardin. "
Natural Translation
With the arrival of the cold season, the leaves gradually fall off until the trees in the garden are completely bare.
Literal Translation
At arrival of cold-season, gradually fallen-off the plural leaf until completely bared the plural tree in garden.
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