EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to have someone killed...
Finger food; Appetizer (served with alcoholic drin...
to pick up; to gather...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/i-pa-ma-TAY/
FIL: Ipag-utos sa iba na patayin ang isang tao o hayop.
EN: to have someone killed
The ultimate villain verb. This is what the kontrabida in the teleserye whispers to their henchman about the bida. It's not just 'to kill' (pumatay), it's 'to order a killing'. On a less dramatic note, it's also used for pests: 'Ipamatay mo na sa hardinero 'yang mga daga.' (Have the gardener kill those rats).
From Tagalog 'ipa-' (causative prefix) + 'patay' (dead, to kill).
A causative verb indicating that the subject of the sentence is ordering or causing the act of killing, not performing it themselves.
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🇵🇭 Nag-utos ang reyna na ipamatay ang lahat ng kanyang kaaway.
🇺🇸 The queen ordered to have all her enemies killed.
🇵🇭 Gusto na niyang ipamatay ang manok para sa kanilang hapunan.
🇺🇸 He wants to have the chicken killed for their dinner.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.