EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to have (someone) carry/lift...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/i-pa-BU-hat/
FIL: Ang pag-uutos o paghiling sa isang tao na buhatin o dalhin ang isang mabigat na bagay.
EN: to have (someone) carry/lift
The official verb for when you buy a 50-kilo sack of rice at the palengke and you need someone else to do the heavy lifting. "Manong, paki-buhat." Or when you see your gym-fit brother doing nothing: "Hoy, 'wag kang pabebe diyan, **ipabuhat** ko sa'yo 'tong galon ng tubig!"
From the causative prefix `ipa-` and the root word `buhat` (to lift, to carry).
ROOT MEANING: to lift
Commonly used for requesting help with heavy objects, from groceries to furniture.
🇵🇭 Ipabuhat mo na lang sa mga kargador 'yang mga maleta.
🇺🇸 Just have the porters carry those suitcases.
🇵🇭 Sino ang puwedeng ipabuhat ng lamesang ito papasok ng bahay?
🇺🇸 Who can we have carry this table into the house?
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.