EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to attack (someone/something)...
maid; female servant...
male servant; houseboy...
Pang-uri
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/a-ta-KI-hin/
FIL: Isagawa ang isang pag-atake sa isang partikular na target, tao man o bagay.
EN: to attack (someone/something)
The focused, one-way version of 'atake'. This is the 'go' signal. When your squad leader in a game says "Atakihin ang base!", you go. When your mom tells you "Atakihin mo na 'yang mga hugasin," it means wage war on those dirty dishes. It's a command to direct your offensive energy towards a specific target.
From 'atake' + '-in' suffix, indicating a direct object focus.
ROOT MEANING: attack
The '-in' suffix marks the object of the attack as the focus of the sentence.
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🇵🇭 Binalak nilang atakihin ang kampo sa gabi.
🇺🇸 They planned to attack the camp at night.
🇵🇭 Huwag mo siyang atakihin nang personal.
🇺🇸 Don't attack him personally.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.