maglagay
maglagáy with stress marks
to put
From root: lagay
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
naglagay
nag-la-GAY
put
Present (Incomplete)
naglalagay
nag-la-la-GAY
is putting
Future (Contemplated)
maglalagay
mag-la-la-GAY
will put
Usage Note
Maglagay is the actor-focus mag- form of lagay, one of the most versatile placement verbs in Tagalog — used for putting, placing, or depositing any object anywhere. The root lagay also means condition or status in other contexts, and the object-focus partner ilagay is preferred when the thing being placed is the sentence focus.
Examples
" Maglagay ka ng asin sa sabaw. "
Natural Translation
Put some salt in the soup.
Literal Translation
Put you of salt in soup.
" Gusto ko na maglagay ng bulaklak sa plorera. "
Natural Translation
I want to put flowers in the vase.
Literal Translation
Want I to put of flower in vase.
" Huwag kang maglagay ng masyadong maraming asukal sa kape kung ayaw mong tumaas ang iyong asukal sa dugo. "
Natural Translation
Don't put too much sugar in your coffee if you don't want your blood sugar to rise.
Literal Translation
Don't you-link put of too much sugar in coffee if not-want you-link to-rise the your sugar in blood.
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