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matanggal

Filipino / Tagalog language translation for the meaning of the word matanggal in the Tagalog Dictionary.

Definition for the Tagalog word matanggal:

matanggál

[verb] to detach something

Object Focus; to become detached

Actor Focus; to be able to detach something

Object Focus; to be removed

Actor Focus; to remove something

Object Focus; to be unlaced

Actor Focus; to get rid of something

Object Focus; to be fired from a job

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Verb conjugations of matanggal:

Focuses:

Actor /

Object Root: tanggalConjugation Type: Ma-

Infinitive:

Completed (Past):

Uncompleted (Present):

Contemplated (Future):

Infinitive:

matanggál

Completed (Past):

natanggál

Uncompleted (Present):

natátanggál

Contemplated (Future):

matátanggál

Verb family:

tanggalín |

matanggál

magtanggál |

magpatanggál |

makatanggál

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Matanggal Example Sentences in Tagalog: (11)

Example sentences hand-crafted by professional Filipino teachers and writers.

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Hindî matanggál ng sabón ang mantsá sa damít ko.

Soap can't remove the stain on my clothes.

Natanggál sa trabaho si Andy.

Andy was dismissed from his job.

Natanggál ang pangalan ni Cathy sa listahan.

Cathy's name was taken off the list.

Natátanggál ba itóng hawakán?

Is this handle detachable?

Natanggál ang sintás ng sapatos mo.

Your shoe lace got untied.

Húhulaan nilá kung sino sa kanilá ang matátanggál.

They will guess who among themselves will be eliminated.

Natanggál ang gulóng sa kotse.

The wheel came off the car.

Hindî umapelá ang mga empleyadong natanggál sa trabaho.

The employees who were terminated didn't appeal.

Hindî pa rin natanggál ng tubig ang uhaw ko.

The water was still unable to quench my thirst.

Matátanggál ng gamót na itó ang sakít ng tuhod mo.

This medication will be able to remove the pain in your knee.

User-submitted Example Sentences (2):

User-submitted example sentences from Tatoeba who have self reported as being fluent in Tagalog.

Hindi ko matanggal ang mga taghiyawat ko.

Tatoeba user-submitted sentence

I can't get rid of my pimples.

Labhan mo ang damit sa tubig na may sabon at matatanggal ang mga mantsa.

Tatoeba user-submitted sentence

Wash the shirt in soapy water and the stains will come out.

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How to pronounce matanggal:

MATANGGAL AUDIO CLIP:

Markup Code:
[rec:23411]

Related Filipino Words:

tanggál tanggalín mánananggál tagtág pagtanggál pagtatanggál magtanggál pantanggál makatanggál pangtanggál

Related English Words:

fired fired from a job fired from work get rid of rid of fot rid of get rid got rid removed remove detach detaches detached detaching unlaced

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