EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
armed forces...
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/HUK-bong san-da-ta-HAN/
FIL: Ang kabuuang lakas militar ng isang bansa, kabilang ang lahat ng sangay nito tulad ng hukbong-kati, hukbong-dagat, at hukbong-himpapawid.
EN: armed forces
The whole package deal. The Avengers of the military. This isn't just one branch, but ALL of them combined: Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines. The 'Sandatahang Lakas ng Pilipinas' (Armed Forces of the Philippines or AFP). When you say 'hukbong-sandatahan', you're referring to the entire military might of the nation. The ultimate 'tropa.'
A compound of 'hukbo' (army) and 'sandatahan' (armed, from 'sandata' meaning weapon).
A formal and comprehensive term for a nation's entire military. Often used interchangeably with 'Sandatahang Lakas'.
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🇵🇭 Ang pangulo ang Commander-in-Chief ng Hukbong Sandatahan.
🇺🇸 The president is the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.
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