manlansi
manlansî with stress marks
to deceive
From root: lansi
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nanlansi
nan-lan-SI
deceived
Present (Incomplete)
nanlalansi
nan-la-lan-SI
is deceiving
Future (Contemplated)
manlalansi
man-la-lan-SI
will deceive
Usage Note
Manlansi is the actor-focus form using mang- (assimilated to man- before l), strongly negative and used to accuse someone of cunning trickery or deliberate deception. It is common in arguments and confrontations, carrying more moral weight than general words for lying.
Examples
" Huwag kang manlansi ng tao. "
Natural Translation
Don't deceive people.
Literal Translation
Do-not you to-deceive of person.
" Ginamit ng scammer ang pekeng website upang manlansi ng mga user. "
Natural Translation
The scammer used a fake website to deceive users.
Literal Translation
Used scammer fake website deceive users.
" Marunong manlansi ang mga sindikato sa pamamagitan ng matatamis na pangako na hindi naman nila tutuparin. "
Natural Translation
Syndicates know how to deceive people through sweet promises that they will not actually keep.
Literal Translation
Knows to-deceive the syndicates by means of sweet promises that not really they will-fulfill.
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