EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to read (something)...
whooping cough...
anyway; in the end; besides...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang bagay na walang matulis na dulo o talim; mapurol.
/ba-SA-hin/
FIL: Ang pag-unawa sa kahulugan ng mga nakasulat na salita o simbolo; ang pagsasagawa ng akto ng pagbabasa sa isang partikular na teksto.
EN: to read (something)
What your professor tells you to do with the 50-page PDF but you end up just searching for keywords. Also, "to read the room" or "to read someone's mind." When your friend gives you 'the look', you better basahin the situation and shut up.
From `basa` (to read) + the object-focus verbal affix `-in`.
ROOT MEANING: to read
A transitive verb that requires an object (the thing being read). It's the command form and object-focused form of reading. The root word is 'basa' (to read).
🇵🇭 Basahin mo nang malakas ang unang talata.
🇺🇸 Read the first paragraph out loud.
🇵🇭 Kailangan kong basahin ang lahat ng email bago umuwi.
🇺🇸 I need to read all the emails before going home.
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Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang bagay na walang matulis na dulo o talim; mapurol.