EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to guess; to predict...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/hu-la-AN/
FIL: Ang pagsubok na ibigay ang tamang sagot sa isang tanong o ang kalalabasan ng isang pangyayari nang walang sapat na kaalaman o katiyakan.
EN: to guess; to predict
This is what you do when your friend asks "Saan tayo kakain?" and you just throw out random restaurant names. It's also the main strategy for multiple-choice exams when you didn't study. "Eenie, meenie, miny, moe" is a form of 'hulaan'.
From "hula" (guess, prediction) + "-an" suffix.
Can be a command ("Hulaan mo!" - "Guess it!") or used in other verb forms (e.g., hinulaan, huhulaan).
🇵🇭 Hulaan mo kung ano ang regalo ko para sa iyo.
🇺🇸 Guess what my gift is for you.
🇵🇭 Mahirap hulaan ang mananalo sa eleksyon.
🇺🇸 It's hard to predict who will win the election.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.