maglamukos
maglamukós with stress marks
to crumple
From root: lamukos
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
naglamukos
nag-la-mu-KOS
crumpled
Present (Incomplete)
naglalamukos
nag-la-la-mu-KOS
is crumpling
Future (Contemplated)
maglalamukos
mag-la-la-mu-KOS
will crumple
Usage Note
Maglamukos is the actor-focus form for crumpling or crushing soft material — paper, fabric, or food — by squeezing it in the hand until wrinkled or misshapen. The root lamukos implies the soft, yielding quality of the material, distinguishing it from verbs for harder breakage.
Examples
" Huwag kang maglamukos ng papel. "
Natural Translation
Don't crumple the paper.
Literal Translation
Don't you crumple of paper.
" Hilig ng bata ang maglamukos ng malinis na papel. "
Natural Translation
The child's habit is to crumple clean paper.
Literal Translation
Habit of child the to crumple of clean paper.
" Kapag nagagalit siya, ugali niyang maglamukos ng kahit anong papel na naaabot ng kaniyang kamay. "
Natural Translation
When he gets angry, it's his habit to crumple any paper his hand can reach.
Literal Translation
When gets-angry he, habit his crumple of whatever paper that reaches of his hand.
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