EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to wash (something)...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/hu-GA-san/
FIL: Linisin ang isang bagay gamit ang tubig o anumang likido.
EN: to wash (something)
The command your mom yells from the kitchen right after a feast. It's the act of facing the consequences (the dirty dishes) of your delicious actions. "Maghugas ka ng plato" is the national anthem after every meal.
ROOT MEANING: wash; act of washing
This is the object-focus form of the verb 'hugas'. Use it when the thing being washed is the subject of the sentence. Contrast with 'maghugas' (actor-focus).
🇵🇭 Hugasan mo na ang mga pinagkainan para hindi pamahayan ng ipis.
🇺🇸 Wash the dishes now so cockroaches don't make a home there.
🇵🇭 Kailangang hugasan ang mga gulay bago iluto.
🇺🇸 The vegetables need to be washed before cooking.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.