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		-um- ᜓᜋ᜔
root word		kalat ᜃᜎᜆ᜔
trigger		actor
aspect
infinitive		kumalat ᜃᜓᜋᜎᜆ᜔
complete		kumalat ᜃᜓᜋᜎᜆ᜔ kungmalat1 ᜃᜓᜅ᜔ᜋᜎᜆ᜔
progressive		kumakalat ᜃᜓᜋᜃᜎᜆ᜔ kungmakalat1 ᜃᜓᜅ᜔ᜋᜃᜎᜆ᜔ nakalat2 ᜈ ᜃᜎᜆ᜔
contemplative		kakalat ᜃᜃᜎᜆ᜔ makalat2 ᜋ ᜃᜎᜆ᜔
recently complete	formal	kakakalat ᜃᜃᜃᜎᜆ᜔
	informal	kakakalat ᜃᜃᜃᜎᜆ᜔
imperative		kumalat ᜃᜓᜋᜎᜆ᜔ kalat2 ᜃᜎᜆ᜔

¹Now archaic in Modern Tagalog.
²Dialectal use only.