EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to hyphenate; to put a hyphen...
to feign sickness; to pretend to be sick...
nuisance; problem...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/git-LI-ngan/
FIL: Lagyan ng gitling o maikling guhit ang pagitan ng mga salita, pantig, o numero.
EN: to hyphenate; to put a hyphen
It's what you do when you're not sure if 'co-worker' is one word or two. In Tagalog, you use this for compound words like 'araw-gabi' or when a prefix ending in a vowel is added to a root starting with a vowel, like 'mag-aral'. It's the punctuation mark that screams 'these two are related, but let's not get too attached.'
From "gitling" (hyphen) + "-an" (verb suffix).
Used as a command or in infinitive forms. The object of the verb is the word/phrase being hyphenated.
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🇵🇭 Gitlingan mo ang 'bahay-kubo' para tama ang pagkakasulat.
🇺🇸 Hyphenate 'bahay-kubo' so it's written correctly.
🇵🇭 Nakalimutan kong gitlingan ang 'mag-isa' sa sanaysay ko.
🇺🇸 I forgot to hyphenate 'mag-isa' in my essay.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.