EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to strike, to hit, to lash...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ham-PA-sin/
FIL: Ang akto ng pagpalo o pagtama nang may lakas sa isang tao o bagay.
EN: to strike, to hit, to lash
The verb form of 'hampas.' This is what you do *with* the 'tsinelas' when your kid is being makulit. It's the command form: 'Hampasin mo 'yung lamok!' (Hit the mosquito!). It implies a swift, forceful action to make contact.
ROOT MEANING: a strike, a lash, a blow
An object-focused verb. The action is done *to* the object.
🇵🇭 Galit na hinampas niya ang mesa.
🇺🇸 He angrily struck the table.
🇵🇭 Huwag mong hampasin ang aso, hindi niya kasalanan.
🇺🇸 Don't hit the dog, it's not its fault.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.