EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to look for; to find...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ha-NA-pin/
FIL: Ang kilos ng paghahanap sa isang tiyak na bagay, tao, o lugar. Ito ang pagtukoy sa kung ano ang nais matagpuan.
EN: to look for; to find
This is the command your GPS gives you when it says "Searching for signal..." It's the active verb for `hanap`. When you lose your phone, you tell your friend, "Hanapin mo nga!" (Please look for it!). It’s the object-focused version of searching. You're not searching a place (`hanapan`), you're searching *for the thing* (`hanapin`).
From 'hanap' + suffix '-in'.
ROOT MEANING: search; thing being looked for
Focuses on the object being searched for. Often used in the imperative mood (as a command).
🇵🇭 Tulungan mo akong hanapin ang nawawala kong singsing.
🇺🇸 Help me look for my missing ring.
🇵🇭 Mahirap hanapin ang tunay na pag-ibig.
🇺🇸 It's hard to find true love.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.