Lakad
It was National Walking Day earlier this month! How do you say “walk” in your language?
LÁKAD • (LAH-kuhd)
walk; errand
Tagálog (Filipino): lákad
Verb Conjugation:
maglakad, máglakad, méglakad – to walk, move by walking (Actor Focus) lumákad, lálákad, línákad – to walk, to be moving (Actor Focus)
lakáran, lalakáran, lekáran – to walk on something; to run an errand (Object Focus)
palakáran, pálakáran, pélakáran – to make someone/something walk or start moving (Object Focus)
Example Sentence
Méglakad kú mú paúlî. [Kap]
Naglakád lang akó pauwî. [Tag]
I only walked on the way home. [Eng]
Derived Words
PALÁKAD • (puh-LAH-kuhd)
policy, regulation
Tagálog (Filipino): palákad
PAMAMALÁKAD • (puh-muh-muh-LAH-kuhd)
management, regulation, system
Tagálog (Filipino): pamamalákad
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