magpaalam

Tagalog

Etymology

From mag- + paalam or magpa- + alam.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: mag‧pa‧a‧lam
  • IPA(key): /maɡpaˈʔalam/, [mɐɡ.pɐˈʔa.lɐm]

Verb

magpaalam (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜉᜀᜎᜋ᜔, complete nagpaalam, progressive nagpapaalam, contemplative magpapaalam)

  1. to say goodbye
    Gabi na, kaya kailangan ko na pong magpaalam dahil baka mag-alala na sila sa bahay.
    It's late, so I need to say goodbye now because they might worry about me at home.
  2. To ask for permission, especially with authoritative figures.
    Magpapaalam muna ako sa nanay ko; sana payagan niya akong sumama sa inyo sa gimik!
    I'll ask my mom first; I hope she'll let me join you guys for the trip!

Conjugation

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