EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to make level; to align; to make equal...
to take pity on, to feel sorry for...
a wave (of the hand)...
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/i-pan-TAY/
FIL: Gawing magkapantay o magkasing-antas ang dalawa o higit pang bagay.
EN: to make level; to align; to make equal
This is what you do when you're trying to hang a picture frame and your friend keeps saying, "Konting kaliwa pa... ayan, kanan naman!" until you give up. It's the act of making things equal or aligned, like trying to make your salary `ipantay` with your expenses. Good luck with that.
From the verb-forming prefix 'i-' and 'pantay' (level, equal).
The prefix 'i-' indicates that the object of the verb is the thing being made level or equal.
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🇵🇭 Pakisuyo, ipantay mo ang mga libro sa estante.
🇺🇸 Please, align the books on the shelf.
🇵🇭 Mahirap ipantay ang sahod ng isang baguhan sa sahod ng isang beterano.
🇺🇸 It's difficult to make a beginner's salary equal to that of a veteran.
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