EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to fall or lie prone on someone/something...
deplorable, miserable, wretched...
Ignominy; debasement; affront...
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.
/da-pa-AN/
FIL: Ang pagdapa sa ibabaw ng isang tao o bagay, kadalasan upang takpan o protektahan ito.
EN: to fall or lie prone on someone/something
When you're so tired you just plop face-down on the bed. Or when a wrestler pins another wrestler down. It's the act of becoming a human blanket, whether intentionally (for a hug), protectively (like a bodyguard), or accidentally (you tripped).
The locative/benefactive form of 'dapa' (to fall prone). It implies doing the action *onto* something or *for* someone.
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🇵🇭 Nang makita ang papalapit na aso, agad na dapaan ng ina ang kanyang anak upang protektahan ito.
🇺🇸 Upon seeing the approaching dog, the mother immediately lay prone on her child to protect them.
🇵🇭 Huwag mong dapaan ang mga damit na bagong plantsa!
🇺🇸 Don't lie prone on the newly ironed clothes!
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.