NAGPAKUNDANGAN
root word: kundángan KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG pagpapakundángan: kilos na nagpapakíta ng paggálang o pagsasaalang-alang lalo na sa nakatatanda at maykapangyarihan pagpapakundángan: pagpapahalaga Kamandag...
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This is an obscure Tagalog word more commonly found in literary works than in everyday contemporary conversation. anáki similar to Pag-ibig anaki’y aking nakilala It’s sort of like I learned of love....
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root word: tumbaga tinumbaga: gold and copper alloy MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG * tinumbága: pinaghalong ginto at tanso tinumbága: uri ng saging tinumbága: isang uri ng palay na tumutubò sa mataas na...
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root word: kulilíng / kililíng MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG kulilíngmaliit na batingaw kulilíng: tunog na nalilikha nitó ikulilíng, kulilingín kulilíng: sa bangka, ang kinakabítan ng gaod nagpakuliling:...
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natutulusan, natulusan, matutulusan understand; fathom Hindi matulusan ang ugali ni Nena. Hindi matulusan, hindi malaman kung kailan, kung ano ang anyo… Hindi ba ninyo matulusan ang kahulugan? Ang...
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This is from the Spanish word sábado. Sabado Saturday ngayong Sabado this Saturday sa Sabadong ito on this Saturday tuwing Sabado every Saturday nitong nakaraang Sabado ng gabi this past Saturday night...
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kasalukuyan; saka; sa mga sandaling ito ngayon now (today) mula ngayon from now on hanggang ngayon until now, still ngayon at kailanman now and forever Bukás ngayon. Currently open. Bukás na ngayon....
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This is likely influenced by the Spanish word domingo. The Malay word is minggu, from the Portuguese domingo. The word linggo can mean ‘Sunday’ or ‘week.’ (To compare, the Spanish word for ‘week’ is...
View ArticleKALILUHAN
root word: lilo Depinisyon: Definition: kaliluhan treachery kataksilan treachery kaliluha’y siyang nangyayaring hari “treachery is what reigns” = treachery abounds There is treachery all around....
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Tagalog root words: taga- + ilog (natives living by the river) taga- from ______ ilog river Tagalog refers to a people and to their language. 1. The Tagalogs (the Tagalog people) live in...
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root word: yapós nayapos was embraced MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG yapós: yakap na mahigpit nayapós: nayakap nang mahigpit Sa araw na ito dapat nayapos ka nang magiliw at paulit-ulit ng kaibigan nating...
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root words: daan (hundred) + taon (year) dantaon hundred years isang daang taon one hundred years * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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The Tagalog word San comes from the Spanish. It is short for santo meaning ‘saint’ and is used in front of the names of saints. San Saint San Patricio St. Patrick San Mateo St. Matthew San Roque St....
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root words: dápit + hápon (afternoon) dapithapon around sunset One can see this word frequently spelled with a hyphen, like dapit-hapon. KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG dápithápon: oras na palubog na ang araw...
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This is from the Spanish word marzo. Marso March buwan ng Marso month of March Anong meron sa Marso? What’s there in March? Anong gagawin mo sa Marso? What will you do in March? sa buwan ng Marso in...
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root words: taga- (prefix denoting origin) + dito (“here”) ang mga tagarito those from here Tagarito ka ba? Are you from here? This word is used most often in reference to where people are from. *...
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This word has at least two meanings in standard Filipino dictionaries. The native Tagalog adverb ríto is a variation of díto (meaning: here). The Spanish-derived word ríto is the equivalent of the...
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This word is from the Spanish taza. tasa cup isang tasa one cup isang tasang kape one cup of coffee mga tasa cups mga tasang panukat measuring cups See also puswelo, an older Spanish-derived word for...
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Maging Masaya 🙂 Be Happy! maging to happen, become Gusto kong maging nars. I want to become a nurse. Mahirap maging duktor. It’s hard to become a doctor. Maaari itong maging problema. This might become...
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Maging Masaya 🙂 Be Happy! masayá happy masayá glad masayang-masaya very happy Masayá ako. I’m happy. Masayá para sa iyo. Happy for you. Masayá ako para sa iyo. I’m happy for you. Masayá ka ba? Are you...
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