EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to separate; to set apart...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/i-hi-wa-LAY/
FIL: Paghihiwalay o pagtatangi ng isang bagay mula sa karamihan o sa pinagsamahan nito.
EN: to separate; to set apart
This is what you do with your laundry (whites from colors), your trash (biodegradable from non-), and sometimes, your feelings from your decision-making. Also, what your mom does to the good food when guests are coming over. "Okay team, let's **ihiwalay** the urgent tasks from the 'pwede-na-next-week' tasks."
ROOT MEANING: separate; apart
Object-focus verb. The emphasis is on the thing being separated.
🇵🇭 Kailangan mong ihiwalay ang puting damit sa mga de-kolor bago maglaba.
🇺🇸 You need to separate the white clothes from the colored ones before doing laundry.
🇵🇭 Inihiwalay niya ang para sa bigas at para sa ulam.
🇺🇸 He/She separated the money for rice and for the main dish.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.