EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
To return; to come back...
to release; to let go; to set free...
to cause to twitch or throb; to make something pul...
Pang-uri
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/bu-ma-LIK/
FIL: Ang kilos ng pagpunta muli sa isang lugar na pinanggalingan o pag-uwi sa dating kinalalagyan.
EN: To return; to come back
The national anthem of exes and OFWs. 'Bumalik' is to come back. "Babalik ako," (I'll be back) is a promise, a threat, or a simple statement of fact. It's what you hope your lucky pen does after a coworker borrows it. It's also the core of every hugot song ever written: "Sana **bumalik** ka na."
ROOT MEANING: return, act of coming back
One of the most fundamental verbs in Tagalog.
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🇵🇭 Kailan ka babalik mula sa probinsya?
🇺🇸 When will you return from the province?
🇵🇭 Bumalik ang kuryente pagkatapos ng dalawang oras.
🇺🇸 The electricity came back after two hours.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.