EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to make something fit; to make exact or sufficient...
role; performance...
complete; full; absolute...
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/hus-TU-hin/
FIL: Gawing sapat o eksakto ang isang bagay; iakma upang magkasya.
EN: to make something fit; to make exact or sufficient
Think of your mom trying to fit one more 'tupperware' of ulam into an already full ref. "Hustuhin mo na 'yan diyan!" Or when you're budgeting your sweldo until the next payday, you have to 'hustuhin' the money you have left. It's the art of making things work with what you've got.
From Spanish 'justo' (just, exact) + Tagalog suffix '-hin'.
ROOT MEANING: enough, sufficient; correct, exact
A transitive verb indicating the action of making something fit or sufficient.
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🇵🇭 Kailangan nating hustuhin ang badyet para sa buong buwan.
🇺🇸 We need to make the budget fit for the whole month.
🇵🇭 Hustuhin mo ang pagkain para sa lahat ng bisita.
🇺🇸 Make the food sufficient for all the guests.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.