magpaalam

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Tagalog

Etymology

From mag- +‎ paalam or magpa- +‎ alam.

Pronunciation

Verb

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

  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