EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to postpone; to defer; to omit...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.
/i-LI-ban/
FIL: Ipagpaliban o ipagpaubaya sa ibang araw ang isang gawain o pangyayari; huwag isama.
EN: to postpone; to defer; to omit
The official verb of 'procrastination'. 'Yung meeting na dapat today, i-move sa next week? Iniliban. 'Yung exam na hindi ka pa ready? Sana pwedeng iliban. It's the "mamaya na" or "bukas na lang" mindset turned into a formal action.
From 'i-' (causative prefix) + 'liban' (absent, except).
Can mean to postpone an event, or to skip/omit someone/something from a list.
🇵🇭 Dahil sa masamang panahon, napagpasyahang iliban ang sports festival.
🇺🇸 Due to the bad weather, it was decided to postpone the sports festival.
🇵🇭 Huwag nating iliban si Ana sa listahan ng mga inimbitahan.
🇺🇸 Let's not omit Ana from the list of invitees.
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Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.