kumalat

Tagalog

Etymology

From kalat +‎ -um-.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kuˈmalat/ [kʊˈmaː.lɐt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -alat
• Syllabification: ku‧ma‧lat

Verb

kumalat (complete kumalat, progressive kumakalat, contemplative kakalat, 1st actor trigger, Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜋᜎᜆ᜔)

1. to spread; to scatter; to diffuse (to many places)

   Synonym: sumabog

   Dapat pigilan na kumalat pa ang chismis na may kabit ka raw.

   The rumor that you have a mistress should be stopped to spread even more.

2. to be widespread; to be known in many places
3. to become full of trash, litter, mess, etc.

   Kapag dumadating si ate, laging kumakalat ang bahay.

   Every time sister comes, the house gets full of litter.

4. complete aspect of kumalat

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for kumalat

Affix		Root word			Trigger
-um- ᜓᜋ᜔		kalat ᜃᜎᜆ᜔			actor
Aspect						Imperative
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative	Recently Complete
kumalat ᜃᜓᜋᜎᜆ᜔	kumalat ᜃᜓᜋᜎᜆ᜔ kungmalat1 ᜃᜓᜅ᜔ᜋᜎᜆ᜔	kumakalat ᜃᜓᜋᜃᜎᜆ᜔ kungmakalat1 ᜃᜓᜅ᜔ᜋᜃᜎᜆ᜔ nakalat2 ᜈ ᜃᜎᜆ᜔	kakalat ᜃᜃᜎᜆ᜔ makalat2 ᜋ ᜃᜎᜆ᜔	formal	kakakalat ᜃᜃᜃᜎᜆ᜔	kumalat ᜃᜓᜋᜎᜆ᜔ kalat2 ᜃᜎᜆ᜔
				informal	kakakalat ᜃᜃᜃᜎᜆ᜔
1Now archaic in Modern Tagalog. 2Dialectal use only.