malango
malangô with stress marks
to get tipsy
From root: lango
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nalango
na-la-NGO
got tipsy
Present (Incomplete)
nalalango
na-la-la-NGO
is getting tipsy
Future (Contemplated)
malalango
ma-la-la-NGO
will get tipsy
Usage Note
Malango is the actor-focus form using the ma- prefix typical for state-change verbs, describing the actor becoming tipsy, drunk, or dizzy from alcohol or strong fumes. The past form nalango is the most commonly heard form in everyday speech.
Examples
" Madaling malango sa alak. "
Natural Translation
It is easy to get tipsy from alcohol.
Literal Translation
Easy to-get-tipsy from alcohol.
" Madaling malango ang tao kapag mabilis uminom ng alak. "
Natural Translation
It is easy for a person to get tipsy when drinking alcohol quickly.
Literal Translation
Easy to get tipsy the person when fast to drink of alcohol.
" Mabilis siyang nalango sa unang baso ng alak kaya umuwi na lang siya bago pa lumala ang kalasingan niya. "
Natural Translation
He quickly got tipsy on the first glass of alcohol, so he just went home before his drunkenness got worse.
Literal Translation
Fast he got-tipsy on first glass of alcohol so went-home just he before yet worsen the drunkenness his.
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