magbakasakali

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• magbaka-sakali
• magpakasakali

Etymology

From mag- +‎ baka-sakali.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /maɡbaˌkasaˈkaliʔ/ [mɐɡ.bɐˌxaː.sɐˈxaː.lɪʔ], (colloquial) /maɡbaˌkasaˈkaleʔ/ [mɐɡ.bɐˌxaː.sɐˈxaː.lɛʔ]
• Rhymes: -aliʔ
• Syllabification: mag‧ba‧ka‧sa‧ka‧li

Verb

magbakásakalì (complete nagbakasakali, progressive nagbabakasakali, contemplative magbabakasakali, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜊᜃᜐᜃᜎᜒ)

1. to take a chance; to risk for future again; to venture

   Synonyms: makipagsapalaran, magpasumala

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for magbakasakali

Affix		Root word			Trigger
mag- ᜋᜄ᜔		bakasakali ᜊᜃᜐᜃᜎᜒ			actor
Aspect						Imperative
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative	Recently Complete
magbakasakali ᜋᜄ᜔ᜊᜃᜐᜃᜎᜒ	nagbakasakali ᜈᜄ᜔ᜊᜃᜐᜃᜎᜒ	nagbabakasakali ᜈᜄ᜔ᜊᜊᜃᜐᜃᜎᜒ nagabakasakali1 ᜈᜄᜊᜃᜐᜃᜎᜒ	magbabakasakali ᜋᜄ᜔ᜊᜊᜃᜐᜃᜎᜒ magabakasakali1 ᜋᜄᜊᜃᜐᜃᜎᜒ gabakasakali1 ᜄᜊᜃᜐᜃᜎᜒ	formal	kababakasakali ᜃᜊᜊᜃᜐᜃᜎᜒ kapagbabakasakali ᜃᜉᜄ᜔ᜊᜊᜃᜐᜃᜎᜒ	magbakasakali1 ᜋᜄ᜔ᜊᜃᜐᜃᜎᜒ
				informal	kakabakasakali ᜃᜃᜊᜃᜐᜃᜎᜒ kakapagbakasakali ᜃᜃᜉᜄ᜔ᜊᜃᜐᜃᜎᜒ kapapagbakasakali ᜃᜉᜉᜄ᜔ᜊᜃᜐᜃᜎᜒ
1 Dialectal use only.

Further reading

• “magbakasakali”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024