magkaroon

• magkaron — colloquial

From magka- +‎ doon.

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /maɡkaɾoˈʔon/ [mɐɡ.kɐ.ɾoˈʔon̪]
    • Rhymes: -on
    • Syllabification: mag‧ka‧ro‧on
  • IPA^(key): /maɡkaˈɾon/ [mɐɡ.kɐˈɾon̪] (relaxed)
    • Syllabification: mag‧ka‧roon

magkaroón (complete nagkaroon, progressive nagkakaroon, contemplative magkakaroon, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜃᜇᜓᜂᜈ᜔)

1. to have; to receive

   Synonym: (dialectal, Southern Tagalog) magkamayroon

   Kailangan magtrabaho upang magkaroon ng pera.

   One needs to work in order to have money.

2. to contract a disease

   Synonym: (dialectal, Southern Tagalog) magkamayroon

   Sana hindi magkaroon ng kanser ang mga tao.

   I hope people do not contract cancer.

3. to form

   Synonym: (dialectal, Southern Tagalog) magkamayroon

   Sana hindi magkaroon ng bagyo sa Karagatang Pasipiko.

   I wish a typhoon does not form over the Pacific Ocean.

4. to happen; to occur

   Synonym: (dialectal, Southern Tagalog) magkamayroon

   Dapat hindi magkaroon ng insidente ng pagbaha diyan.

   Incidents of flooding should not occur there.

5. to get

   Synonym: (dialectal, Southern Tagalog) magkamayroon

   Sana magkaroon ka ng sampung libong subscribers dahil sa video na 'to.

   I hope you get ten thousand subscribers because of this video.