EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to grab, to snatch...
stand; standing; position...
we (inclusive)...
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FIL: Ang mabilis at biglaang pagkuha ng isang bagay gamit ang kamay, madalas sa paraang marahas o sakim.
EN: to grab, to snatch
It's the move you make when there's only one piece of lechon left on the table. It’s a fast, desperate grab. Not a gentle 'abot', but a forceful, 'Akin 'to!' snatch. Think of a snatcher grabbing a phone, or you grabbing the last item on sale during 11.11.
From 'dakma' (a quick, forceful grab) with the -um- infix.
Implies speed, force, and sometimes greed or desperation. Different from a gentle 'kumuha' (to get).
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🇵🇭 Dumakma ng pagkain ang gutom na bata.
🇺🇸 The hungry child grabbed for food.
🇵🇭 Bigla na lang may dumakma sa bag ko habang naglalakad ako.
🇺🇸 Suddenly someone snatched my bag while I was walking.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.