EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to work, to function, to be effective...
both; each of two...
to have a mistake made; to make a mistake together...
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/gu-ma-NA/
FIL: Maging epektibo o kumilos ayon sa inaasahan, tulad ng isang makina, plano, o gamot.
EN: to work, to function, to be effective
When something actually works. 'Gumana yung Wi-Fi!' is a cry of victory. 'Hindi gumana yung pick-up line ko' is a tragedy. It's the verb for when your brain finally starts working after your first cup of coffee or when a plan succeeds.
From the root 'gana' (function, appetite) with the infix '-um-'.
While 'gana' can also mean appetite, 'gumana' almost exclusively means 'to function' or 'to work'. To say 'to have an appetite', you'd say 'ganahan' or 'magkaroon ng gana'.
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🇵🇭 Sa wakas, gumana na ulit ang aircon!
🇺🇸 Finally, the aircon is working again!
🇵🇭 Hindi gumana ang plano namin kaya kailangan naming mag-isip ng iba.
🇺🇸 Our plan didn't work, so we need to think of something else.
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