EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to delay (something/someone)...
to disregard; to squander...
lame; no effect; nothing...
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.
/a-tra-SU-hin/
FIL: Sadyain o maging sanhi ng pagkaantala ng isang tao, gawain, o pangyayari.
EN: to delay (something/someone)
To actively cause a delay. This is what you do to your friend who's always early by 'forgetting' your wallet so you have to go back. Or what a slow government process does to your application. 'Atrasuhin' is the verb form of creating an 'atraso' for someone else. It's the 'wait lang, may kukunin lang ako' that turns into 30 minutes.
From 'atraso' + '-hin'.
ROOT MEANING: delay; arrears; something overdue
A transitive verb that requires an object to be delayed.
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🇵🇭 Huwag mo sanang atrasuhin ang biyahe natin bukas.
🇺🇸 I hope you don't delay our trip tomorrow.
🇵🇭 Inatraso ng masamang panahon ang pagdating ng eroplano.
🇺🇸 The bad weather delayed the airplane's arrival.
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.