EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to borrow...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/hu-MI-ram/
FIL: Ang akto ng pagkuha ng isang bagay mula sa iba na may kasunduang ito ay isasauli sa takdang panahon.
EN: to borrow
The national sport of Filipino neighbors looking for a cup of sugar, a chair for the fiesta, or your Netflix password. It's a transaction based on trust and the unspoken rule: "Ibabalik ko rin... promise." Often the root of "friendship over" when the item is never returned.
ROOT MEANING: borrowed
Used for borrowing objects. For borrowing money, "umutang" is more common, although "humiram ng pera" is also correct.
🇵🇭 Pwede ba akong humiram ng ballpen mo sandali?
🇺🇸 Can I borrow your ballpen for a moment?
🇵🇭 Humiram siya ng libro mula sa aklatan.
🇺🇸 She borrowed a book from the library.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.