EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to adapt, to derive from, to extract...
lethargy; weakness; listlessness...
faith; belief...
Pang-uri
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FIL: Kumuha ng ideya, paksa, o istilo mula sa isang umiiral na gawa upang gamitin sa paglikha ng bago.
EN: to adapt, to derive from, to extract
This is what filmmakers do when they turn a Wattpad story into a movie. They **halawin** the plot. It's also what you do when you get 'inspiration' from your classmate's code but change the variable names.
Distinct from 'halawan', 'halawin' refers to adapting concepts or ideas, not physical quantities. It implies transformation or reinterpretation.
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🇵🇭 Ang pelikulang ito ay halawin sa isang sikat na nobela.
🇺🇸 This movie will be adapted from a famous novel.
🇵🇭 Maraming aral ang maaaring halawin sa kanyang talumpati.
🇺🇸 Many lessons can be extracted from his speech.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.