EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to arrest, to apprehend...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/du-ma-KIP/
FIL: Ang kilos ng paghuli sa isang tao, lalo na ang isinasagawa ng may awtoridad, dahil sa paglabag sa batas.
EN: to arrest, to apprehend
This is what happens when your 'raket' is not exactly legal. It's the moment the pulis show up and say 'Freeze!'. It's the act of getting caught, cuffed, and taken away. The official term for 'nahuli ng pulis.'
From 'dakip' (act of seizing/arresting) with the -um- infix.
Primarily used in the context of law enforcement arresting a suspect.
🇵🇭 Ang mga pulis ay dumakip sa mga suspek sa pagnanakaw.
🇺🇸 The police arrested the suspects in the robbery.
🇵🇭 May utos ang korte na dumakip sa tumakas na bilanggo.
🇺🇸 The court has an order to apprehend the escaped prisoner.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.