EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to chain; to fasten with a chain...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/i-ka-DE-na/
FIL: Itali o igapos gamit ang kadena.
EN: to chain; to fasten with a chain
What you do to your bike so it doesn't get stolen, or to your dog when it's being too 'makulit' and you need to keep it in one spot. It's literally 'to chain something up'. Also used metaphorically for being tied down, like, 'Ikinadena na ako sa trabahong ito.' (I'm chained to this job.)
From 'i-' (object-focus prefix) + 'kadena' (chain, from Spanish 'cadena').
ROOT MEANING: chain
Can be used both literally and metaphorically.
🇵🇭 Kailangan mong ikadena ang iyong bisikleta para hindi manakaw.
🇺🇸 You need to chain your bicycle so it won't be stolen.
🇵🇭 Tila ba ikinadena siya sa mga responsibilidad na hindi niya gusto.
🇺🇸 It seems as if he was chained to responsibilities he did not want.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.