malasing
malasíng with stress marks
to get drunk
From root: lasing
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nalasing
na-la-SING
got drunk
Present (Incomplete)
nalalasing
na-la-la-SING
is getting drunk
Future (Contemplated)
malalasing
ma-la-la-SING
will get drunk
Usage Note
Malasing is the actor-focus form using ma- for spontaneous state changes, and is the standard verb for becoming drunk. The past form nalasing is extremely common in everyday speech, and the root lasing functions as both the adjective for drunk and the base for related forms.
Examples
" Madaling malasing si Ben. "
Natural Translation
Ben gets drunk easily.
Literal Translation
Easy to-get-drunk [si] Ben.
" Madaling malasing ang tao kapag walang laman ang tiyan. "
Natural Translation
It is easy for a person to get drunk when their stomach is empty.
Literal Translation
Easy to get drunk the person when without content the stomach.
" Tuwing may handaan sa kanila, palaging nalalasing ang tito ko at natutulog na lang sa sofa. "
Natural Translation
Whenever there is a party at their place, my uncle always gets drunk and just falls asleep on the sofa.
Literal Translation
Every there-is feast at theirs, always getting-drunk the uncle my and sleeping just at sofa.
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