KATUTURAN
root word: tuód katuturan meaning, definition katuturan importance, utility *walang katuturan having no use, no point sadyang katuturan intentional definition A related Tagalog word is kahulugan...
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Kahulugan sa Tagalog: samahan kasihan to accompany Kasihan ka ng magandang kapalaran. Good fortune be with you. Pagpalain ka po’t kasihan ng Diyos. May good fortune and God be with you. Kasihan nawa...
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Ito ay isang pandamdam. This is an interjection. Hayo! Sulong! Lakad! Sige! Forward! Walk! Go Ahead! humayo = lumakad = to walk The more common word for “to walk” is lakad, for “to go” is punta, and...
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patpát: stick, bamboo stick patpatin: gaunt, thin Kahulugan sa Tagalog patpat: tinilad na kawayan patpatin: kaputol na kawayan patpatin: payat * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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ulirát: sense, consciousness waláng-ulirát: unconscious Kahulugan sa Tagalog malay-tao, kamalayan, malay, isipan, pakiramdam, pandama panawan ng ulirat: himatayin lose consciousness: faint * Visit us...
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kaít / ikaít: to withhold, deny, refuse KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG pagkait: tanggi, pagtanggi, pag-ayaw na magbigay pagkait: pagtatago o paglilhim ng bagay na maaaring pakinabangan ng iba pinagkaitan: hindi...
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This is not a common word in modern Filipino conversation. sagwil: obstacle, hindrance; problem KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG sagwil: balakid, sagabal, hadlang, halang, harang, sangga, sagka sagwil: bara,...
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sanhî: cause, motive, reason sanhi: dahilan Ano ang sanhi ng pangingitim ng balat? What’s the cause of darkening skin? isang sanhi ng patuloy na paghihirap ng mga magsasaka one reason for the continued...
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This was once more widely spelled as sapol. Today, sapul is the standard spelling. sapól ever since sapól at the beginning Sapul nang dumating si Anita sa Maynila… From when Anita arrived in Manila…...
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root word: tuód turan: to mention turan: guess the answer of a riddle Kahulugan sa Tagalog turan: sabihin, turingan katuturán: meaning, importance katuturán: use, utility katuturán: answer of a riddle...
View ArticleABSWELTO
from the Spanish phrase absuelto, meaning “acquitted” misspelling: abwelto Hindi porket tinanggi nila, abswelto na sila. Just because they denied it doesn’t mean they’re absolved. Sabihin mo lang na...
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maarte pretentious, finicky fastidious, “high maintenance maarte persnickety, fussy The Tagalog word maarte originally meant artful or artsy. But it is now used to describe someone, especially a young...
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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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Pinay is a Tagalog slang word that Filipinos use for a Filipina. It has no negative connotation. The male counterpart of this word is Pinoy. Pinay Filipina Pinay ka ba? Are you Filipina? Pinay ka ba...
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saksi: testigo, tagapagpatunay, ang nakakita saksí witness Sino ang saksí? Who is the witness? Ako ang saksí. I am the witness. Nasaksihan ko ito. I witnessed this. Sino ang nakasaksi dito? Who was...
View ArticleTALBOG
pagtaas at pagbaba ng bolang goma talbog bounce tumalbog bounced Tumalbog ang bola. The ball bounced. tumatalbog is bouncing Tumatalbog ang bola The ball is bouncing. Patalbugin mo ang bola. Make the...
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iyak o pagluhang malakas tangis weeping tumangis mourn, lament manangis weep, wail panangis wailing (as a noun) luhang tinangis-tangis tears wept The more common Tagalog word for ‘to cry’ is iyak. *...
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from the Spanish camiseta Maging Masaya 🙂 Be Happy! kamiseta a shirt, especially a T-shirt Suot niya’y kamiseta. He’s/She’s wearing a t-shirt. Kamiseta ang suot niya. A shirt is what she/he is...
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from the Spanish 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 Pumunta ka...
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from the Spanish domingo The word linggo can mean ‘Sunday’ or ‘week.’ (To compare, the Spanish word for ‘week’ is semana.) Linggo Sunday linggo week ngayong Linggo this Sunday katapusan ng linggo end...
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