EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to beg for; to implore for...
hairy; downy; fuzzy...
to rot; to decay...
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FIL: Makiusap nang may matinding pagsusumamo para sa isang tao o bagay.
EN: to beg for; to implore for
This is your 'pity me' card. Yung tipong, 'Ma, please, payagan mo na ako!' while doing puppy eyes. It's what you do when you're begging your professor for a passing grade or begging your friend to lend you money before payday. It's not just asking, it's begging with full-on drama.
From i- + pag- + makaawa (to plead for mercy), from awa (mercy, pity).
A very strong form of pleading. The focus is on begging *for* something on behalf of oneself or another.
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🇵🇭 Kinailangan niyang ipagmakaawa ang buhay ng kanyang anak sa mga kumidnap dito.
🇺🇸 She had to beg for her child's life from the kidnappers.
🇵🇭 Huwag mo nang ipagmakaawa ang isang taong ayaw na sa'yo.
🇺🇸 Don't beg for a person who doesn't want you anymore.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.