EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to imitate; to copy; to mimic...
electric typewriter...
smooth; flawless...
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/ga-YA-hin/
FIL: Ang pagtulad o pagkopya sa isang partikular na tao, bagay, kilos, o katangian.
EN: to imitate; to copy; to mimic
This is the command form of 'gaya'. It's what you tell someone NOT to do: 'Huwag mo akong gayahin!' (Don't copy me!). It's the act of doing a celebrity impression, copying your seatmate's answer, or trying to replicate a recipe you saw on YouTube.
From 'gaya' (to imitate) + '-in' suffix, creating a transitive verb.
ROOT MEANING: to imitate; to copy
A transitive verb that requires a direct object (the thing being copied). The user query included 'gayagin' which is a common but non-standard variant; 'gayahin' is the standard form.
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🇵🇭 Sinubukan niyang gayahin ang signature ni Michael Jackson.
🇺🇸 He tried to imitate Michael Jackson's signature.
🇵🇭 Madaling gayahin ang istilo niya sa pananamit.
🇺🇸 It's easy to copy her style of dressing.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.