EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to use as a reason; to blame; to allege...
clumsy, awkward (in movement)...
to go back for; to return to...
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/da-hi-LA-nin/
FIL: Gamitin bilang isang dahilan o sanhi; isisi o ibintang ang isang bagay sa iba.
EN: to use as a reason; to blame; to allege
When you're trying to find something—anything—to justify your actions. 'Dinahilan niya ang sakit ng ulo para hindi sumama sa team building.' (He used a headache as an excuse not to join the team building). It's the art of making excuses, a skill honed by students on a Monday morning.
From `dahilan` + `-in` suffix.
ROOT MEANING: reason; cause; motive
Can mean 'to use as an excuse' or, in a more neutral sense, 'to state as the reason.'
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🇵🇭 Huwag mong dahilanin ang pagod para iwasan ang iyong mga responsibilidad.
🇺🇸 Don't use fatigue as a reason to avoid your responsibilities.
🇵🇭 Madalas dinadahilan ang traffic sa pagiging huli sa opisina.
🇺🇸 Traffic is often blamed for being late to the office.
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