kaagad

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • kagad — colloquial
  • kaagar — dialectal, Rizal, informal

Etymology

From ka- +‎ agad.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaʔaˈɡad/ [kɐ.ʔɐˈɣad̪̚], (colloquial) /ˈkaɡad/ [ˈkaː.ɣɐd̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -ad
  • Syllabification: ka‧a‧gad, kaa‧gad

Adverb

kaagád (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜀᜄᜇ᜔)

  1. right away; immediately
    Synonyms: kawasa, madali, madalian, kapagdaka, di-kawasa, (enclitic) mandin
    Kaagad akong pinunta sa hospital.
    I was immediately sent to the hospital.
    Dumating sila kaagad.
    They came immediately.

Further reading

  • “kaagad”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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