EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to park (a vehicle); to stop (a vehicle)...
hollow; empty inside...
guardian...
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/i-PA-ra/
FIL: Itigil ang takbo ng isang sasakyan at ilagay sa isang partikular na lugar.
EN: to park (a vehicle); to stop (a vehicle)
The magic word you shout inside a jeepney when you're about to miss your stop. "Manong, para po!" The verb form is 'ipara', used for bringing a vehicle to a halt, whether it's parking your car neatly or frantically telling the bus driver to stop *right here, right now*.
From 'i-' (causative prefix) + 'para' (stop), from Spanish 'parar' (to stop).
ROOT MEANING: for, so that, in order to
While 'para' is the common interjection to tell a driver to stop, 'ipara' is the formal verb form used when instructing someone to stop or park a vehicle.
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🇺🇸 Stop the jeep in front of the market.
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