magtalikwas
magtalikwás with stress marks
to spring up
From root: talikwas
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagtalikwas
nag-ta-lik-WAS
sprang up
Present (Incomplete)
nagtatalikwas
nag-ta-ta-lik-WAS
is springing up
Future (Contemplated)
magtatalikwas
mag-ta-ta-lik-WAS
will spring up
Usage Note
Magtalikwas is the actor-focus form of talikwas, describing a sudden springing up from a lying position or an object flipping over. The motion is abrupt and involuntary in feeling, often associated with waking in alarm, and the root sense of being upside-down shades its figurative uses as well.
Examples
" Nagtalikwas siya mula sa higaan. "
Natural Translation
He sprang up from the bed.
Literal Translation
Sprang-up he from bed.
" Pwede mong magtalikwas ang spring kapag pinindot ang buton. "
Natural Translation
You can cause the spring to spring up when the button is pressed.
Literal Translation
Can you to-spring-up the spring when pressed the button.
" Nagtalikwas ako mula sa pagkakahiga nang marinig ang malakas na pagsabog sa kalsada kaninang madaling-araw. "
Natural Translation
I sprang up from lying down when I heard the loud explosion on the street earlier at dawn.
Literal Translation
Sprang-up I from lying when heard the loud explosion on street earlier at dawn.
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