EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to use for catching...
to surmise; to suspect...
to be satisfied; to be met (a need)...
Pang-uri
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/i-pang-HU-li/
FIL: Gamitin sa pagdakip o paghuli ng hayop, tao, o anumang bagay.
EN: to use for catching
This is your trap or your tool for capture. It could be the 'lambat' (net) for catching fish, the 'pokeball' for catching Pokémon, or that witty 'banat' you use to catch someone's attention. It's the instrument of capture. 'Anong pain ang maganda nating ipanghuli ng isda?'
From `i-` (instrumental prefix) + `pang-` (instrumental prefix) + `huli` (catch).
ROOT MEANING: catch; arrest
An instrumental verb where the focus is on the means or tool used for catching something.
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🇵🇭 Naglagay siya ng bitag na ipanghuli ng daga.
🇺🇸 He set up a trap to use for catching mice.
🇵🇭 Ang ebidensyang ito ang ipanghuhuli natin sa salarin.
🇺🇸 This evidence is what we will use to catch the culprit.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.