EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to do well; to settle; to judge...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/hu-SA-yin/
FIL: Gawin nang maayos at may kahusayan; ayusin ang isang gusot o alitan; litisin o hatulan ang isang kaso.
EN: to do well; to settle; to judge
This is your mom's command before a visitor arrives: "Husayin mo nga yang paglilinis mo!" (Do your cleaning properly!). It's also what a mediator does in a fight: "Let's husayin this dispute." It’s the verb form of "Galingan mo!" or "Ayusin mo!". It's about leveling up your performance or resolving a conflict.
From 'husay' (skill, orderliness) + '-in' suffix.
Has multiple related meanings: to improve something, to put something in order, or to judge/adjudicate. Context is key.
🇵🇭 Pinagsabihan siya ng kanyang ina na husayin ang pag-aaral.
🇺🇸 His mother told him to do well in his studies.
🇵🇭 Sinusubukang husayin ng barangay captain ang alitan ng magkapitbahay.
🇺🇸 The barangay captain is trying to settle the dispute between the neighbors.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.