EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to return (something); to restore...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/i-u-LI/
FIL: Ibalik ang isang bagay sa dati nitong kinalalagyan, may-ari, o kalagayan.
EN: to return (something); to restore
That feeling of dread when your friend lends you money and says, "I-u-li mo agad ha!" It's the action of returning something, whether it's the Tupperware your mom sent to the neighbors, the book you borrowed, or the extra change the tindera gave you by mistake. Good karma points for doing it promptly!
ROOT MEANING: again, once more
Often used interchangeably with 'isauli' and 'ibalik'. 'Isauli' is considered more formal.
🇵🇭 Huwag kalimutang iuli ang librong hiniram mo sa aklatan.
🇺🇸 Don't forget to return the book you borrowed from the library.
🇵🇭 Kailangan kong iuli ang sukli dahil sobra ito.
🇺🇸 I need to return the change because it's too much.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.