EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
length, entirety (of length), stretch...
puberty (for males)...
mutual joking...
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/ka-ha-ba-AN/
FIL: Ang kabuuan ng sukat o distansya ng isang bagay mula sa isang dulo hanggang sa kabilang dulo; ang katangian ng pagiging mahaba.
EN: length, entirety (of length), stretch
This isn't just the length, but the *entirety* of the length. When someone talks about 'sa kahabaan ng EDSA,' they mean along the *entire stretch* of EDSA. It's the word you use to emphasize the full, often very long, extent of something, like a boring meeting or a teleserye that should have ended 5 seasons ago.
Commonly used with 'sa' (sa kahabaan ng...) to mean 'along the stretch of...'. The form 'kahab-an' is a colloquial pronunciation/spelling.
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🇵🇭 Maraming bagong gusali ang itinayo sa kahabaan ng C5.
🇺🇸 Many new buildings were constructed along the stretch of C5.
🇵🇭 Sa kahabaan ng kanyang talumpati, wala akong ibang naramdaman kundi antok.
🇺🇸 Throughout the length of his speech, I felt nothing but sleepiness.
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