EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to break free; to escape...
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That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/mag-um-al-PAS/
FIL: Pilit na kumawala o makalaya mula sa isang pagkakagapos, pagkakakulong, o anumang sitwasyong naghihigpit.
EN: to break free; to escape
That feeling when you finally log off after a 12-hour shift. It's what your inner self wants to do when stuck in a toxic relationship or a dead-end job. It's the ultimate 'suko na ako, bahala na si Batman' moment, but with more action and less resignation.
From `mag-` (verb prefix) + `um` (infinitive infix) + `alpas` (to break loose). The combination emphasizes the effort.
ROOT MEANING: to break free
Often used in a literary or dramatic context to describe a forceful struggle for freedom.
🇵🇭 Sinubukan ng bilanggo na mag-umalpas mula sa kanyang selda.
🇺🇸 The prisoner tried to break free from his cell.
🇵🇭 Nais niyang mag-umalpas sa mahigpit na pagbabantay ng kanyang mga magulang.
🇺🇸 She wanted to break free from her parents' strict supervision.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.