EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to use for polishing...
leprosy...
male leper...
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FIL: Gamitin bilang kagamitan sa pagpapakintab o paglilinis ng isang bagay.
EN: to use for polishing
This is the verb for making things shiny. It's what you do with the floor wax, the Brasso for your military belt buckle, or the banana peel on the wooden floor (old school!). The sentence subject is the thing you use for polishing. 'Anong magandang ipambuli sa sahig?' (What's good to use for polishing the floor?).
From Tagalog 'ipang-' (instrumental prefix, becomes 'ipam-' before 'b') + 'buli' (to polish).
ROOT MEANING: polishing; burnishing
This is an instrumental verb. The focus is on the instrument or tool used for the action.
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🇵🇭 Ang lumang dyaryo ay mabisang ipambuli ng salamin.
🇺🇸 Old newspaper is effective to use for polishing glass.
🇵🇭 Ginamit niya ang isang malambot na tela na ipambuli sa kanyang sapatos na katad.
🇺🇸 He used a soft cloth to polish his leather shoes.
Pang-uri
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