EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to lower; to bring down; to drop off...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.
/i-BA-ba/
FIL: Ilipat ang isang bagay mula sa mataas na lugar patungo sa mababang lugar; bawasan ang antas, halaga, o tindi ng isang bagay.
EN: to lower; to bring down; to drop off
This is what you ask the jeepney driver to do: "Manong, ibaba mo na po ako sa kanto." It's also what you do with your standards when you're desperate, or what you wish your boss would do with your workload. It means to bring something down, whether it's a bag of groceries, the price of bilihin, or your pride.
ROOT MEANING: low; short (in height)
Very common in commuting and everyday instructions.
🇵🇭 Ibaba mo ang iyong boses, natutulog ang bata.
🇺🇸 Lower your voice, the child is sleeping.
🇵🇭 Sana ibaba na nila ang presyo ng gasolina.
🇺🇸 I hope they bring down the price of gasoline.
🇵🇭 Manong, dito na lang po sa kanto ibaba.
🇺🇸 Sir, just drop me off here at the corner.
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Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.