magtanggal
magtanggál with stress marks
to remove
From root: tanggal
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagtanggal
nag-tang-GAL
removed
Present (Incomplete)
nagtatanggal
nag-ta-tang-GAL
is removing
Future (Contemplated)
magtatanggal
mag-ta-tang-GAL
will remove
Usage Note
Magtanggal is the actor-focus infinitive of tanggal and covers a wide semantic range: removing clothing, detaching parts, and dismissing employees from a position. The actor-focus construction foregrounds the agent doing the removing; its object-focus counterpart tanggalin shifts focus to whatever is being detached or dismissed.
Examples
" Magtanggal ka ng sapatos. "
Natural Translation
Take off your shoes.
Literal Translation
Remove you of shoes.
" Mahirap magtanggal ng kalawang sa lumang bakal. "
Natural Translation
It is difficult to remove rust from old iron.
Literal Translation
Difficult to-remove of rust on old iron.
" Napilitan ang kumpanya na magtanggal ng ilang empleyado dahil sa lumiliit na kita. "
Natural Translation
The company was forced to lay off several employees because of shrinking profits.
Literal Translation
Forced the company to remove of some employees because of shrinking profit.
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