EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to have someone chase or pursue...
challenge...
ham (cured pork)...
Pang-uri
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/i-pa-HA-gad/
FIL: Ang pag-uutos sa isang tao na habulin, sundan, o kunin ang isang bagay o indibidwal.
EN: to have someone chase or pursue
This is when you send your fastest friend or your dog to run after something. 'Paki **pahagad** mo nga 'yung bola kay Bantay!' (Please have Bantay chase the ball!). It's the act of dispatching a chaser. It can also mean having someone follow up on a person or a package, like telling a messenger, '**Ipahagad** mo 'yung dokumento kay Mr. Tan.'
ROOT MEANING: chase; pursuit
A causative verb using the 'ipa-' prefix. It's less common in modern Manila Tagalog but prevalent in other Tagalog-speaking regions. It means to cause someone to chase or run after something.
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🇵🇭 Ipinahagad ng pulis sa kanyang kasama ang tumatakbong magnanakaw.
🇺🇸 The policeman had his partner chase the running thief.
🇵🇭 Sige, ipahagad na natin sa mensahero ang bayad.
🇺🇸 Okay, let's have the messenger pursue the payment.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.