EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to have something straightened; to have something ...
to help, to provide aid...
bulge, bump, protuberance...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/i-pa-TU-wid/
FIL: Iutos o hilingin sa iba na gawing tuwid o tama ang isang bagay na liko, baluktot, o mali.
EN: to have something straightened; to have something corrected
The command you give your sibling when they hang a picture frame and it's totally crooked. "Bes, ipatuwid mo nga 'yan, na-OCD ako." Also for when you need to have your school paper proofread and corrected by a friend before submission.
This is a causative verb, where the subject of the sentence causes someone else to perform the action of straightening or correcting.
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🇵🇭 Kailangan kong ipatuwid sa dentista ang ngipin ng anak ko.
🇺🇸 I need to have the dentist straighten my child's teeth.
🇵🇭 Ipatuwid mo sa sastre ang laylayan ng pantalon mo.
🇺🇸 Have the tailor correct the hem of your pants.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.