EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to adopt...
dusk; twilight; period of darkness...
famine; season of hunger...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/am-PU-nin/
FIL: Kalingain at ituring na sariling anak ang hindi tunay na anak; kupkupin at bigyan ng pangangalaga.
EN: to adopt
It's what you do when you see a stray kitten, or when your favorite Tita who's 'single by choice' decides you're now her designated travel buddy and food trip companion. To take something or someone in and care for them as your own.
ROOT MEANING: to adopt
This is the verb form used when the object (the one being adopted) is the focus of the sentence. The root 'ampon' means an adopted child.
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🇵🇭 Nagpasya ang mag-asawa na ampunin ang ulilang bata.
🇺🇸 The couple decided to adopt the orphaned child.
🇵🇭 Sana may ampunin sa akin na mayaman," pabirong sabi niya.
🇺🇸 I hope a rich person adopts me," she said jokingly.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.