maglason
maglasón with stress marks
to poison
From root: lason
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
naglason
nag-la-SON
poisoned
Present (Incomplete)
naglalason
nag-la-la-SON
is poisoning
Future (Contemplated)
maglalason
mag-la-la-SON
will poison
Usage Note
Maglason is the actor-focus form of lason, used when the person doing the poisoning is the grammatical subject. It appears in contexts ranging from pest control to crime reporting, and its object-focus counterpart lasunin shifts the focus to the thing or person being poisoned.
Examples
" Huwag kang maglason ng aso. "
Natural Translation
Don't poison a dog.
Literal Translation
Don't you poison of dog.
" Isang mabigat na krimen ang maglason ng pinagkukunan ng tubig. "
Natural Translation
It is a major crime to poison a water source.
Literal Translation
One heavy crime poison source water.
" Pinaghihinalaang siya ang naglason sa mga hayop sa bukid matapos magkaroon ng away sa kapitbahay. "
Natural Translation
He is suspected of having poisoned the animals on the farm after a quarrel with the neighbor.
Literal Translation
Suspected he the one-poisoned at the animals on farm after having of quarrel with neighbor.
Take Tagalog with you
The full course, a 12,500-word dictionary, and flashcards that make every word stick — free to start on iOS and Android.
Tagalog builds thousands of words from a few hundred roots.
How Tagalog words workWord family
lason has 1 related form built from the same root.
Related Words
Explore Tagalog by topic
Free guides on grammar, vocabulary, and culture to take you past single-word lookups.
How to Say Sorry in Tagalog: Patawad vs Pasensya
How to say sorry in Tagalog: patawad, pasensya na, and paumanhin compared on a simple severity-and-formality ladder so you pick the right word every time.
Magkano: How to Ask "How Much" in Tagalog
Magkano means how much in Tagalog. Learn to ask a price, tell it apart from ilan and gaano, sound polite with po, and haggle at the palengke.
Languages of the Philippines: Tagalog, Cebuano, and More
Languages of the Philippines: one national language (Filipino) plus 180+ regional languages. Here's who speaks what, where, and why it matters to you.
Tagalog Slang Guide: 20 Words You'll Hear on TikTok
Tagalog slang explained: lodi, petmalu, werpa, astig, chika and more. Decode Filipino TikTok comments, group chats, and pop culture with this practical guide.