EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
is going down, is descending; is decreasing...
Fifth...
Alms; something for giving alms...
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/bu-ma-BA-ba/
FIL: Ang kasalukuyang kilos ng pagpunta sa isang mas mababang lugar o posisyon; ang kasalukuyang pagbawas sa halaga, antas, o tindi.
EN: is going down, is descending; is decreasing
That feeling when you're in an elevator and your ears start popping. Or when you're tracking your FoodPanda rider and his icon is moving towards your pin. It's the '-ing' version of going down or decreasing. 'Bumababa na po, manong!'
ROOT MEANING: low; short (in height)
This is the present progressive tense, formed by repeating the first syllable of the root word 'baba' and adding the infix '-um-'.
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🇵🇭 Bumababa na ang eroplano para lumapag.
🇺🇸 The airplane is now descending for landing.
🇵🇭 Pakiramdam ko ay bumababa ang kalidad ng internet kapag umuulan.
🇺🇸 I feel like the quality of the internet is decreasing when it rains.
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