maglaho
To vanish in Tagalog is maglaho.
The verb maglaho means to become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed. Depending on the context, you might use different expressions: mawala sa paningin means to disappear from sight, while Mawawala nang tuluyan means disappear completely. In informal settings, you can use Mawala sa eksena to say to disappear from the scene.
Meaning: become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed (verb)
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb changes its form to indicate time: use naglaho for the past tense (vanished), naglalaho for the present tense (is vanishing) and maglalaho for the future tense (will vanish).
Did you know?
- The phrase naglaho na parang bula describes something vanishing into thin air but literally means it 'vanished like a bubble'.
- In Tagalog, you can describe your patience running out by saying naglalaho na ang pasensya ko, treating patience as something that physically vanishes.
- In many Philippine folk stories, spirits or 'elementals' are said to maglaho not by moving away, but by becoming one with the natural surroundings like trees or rocks.
Examples in context
- Mawawala nang tuluyan siyaHe/She will disappear completely
- Pina-disappear ng salamangkero ang kunehoThe magician made the rabbit vanish
- Nagtataka ako kung paano mawawala nang tuluyan ang tao.I wonder how a person can disappear completely.
- Bigla na lang siyang nawala sa eksena.Suddenly, he/she disappeared from the scene.
- Biglang naglaho ang usok.The smoke suddenly vanished.
- Sana ay maglaho na ang lahat ng problema.I hope all the problems will vanish.
Example conversation
Mark and Jasmine are talking about a magic trick they saw.
- MarkNagulat ako nang maglaho ang kuneho sa loob ng sumbrero.I was surprised when the rabbit vanished inside the hat.
- JasmineAng bilis talaga ng magic na iyon.That magic was really fast.
- MarkHindi ko alam kung paano ito nangyari.I don't know how it happened.
- JasmineParang totoong magic para sa akin.It felt like real magic to me.
