EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to lock (something)...
torpedo (weapon)...
to sabotage a courtship...
Pang-uri
Isang kalagayan o lugar na may kakulangan o kawalan ng suplay ng tubig.
/kan-da-du-HAN/
FIL: Ang kilos ng paglalagay ng kandado sa isang bagay upang ito ay maisara nang ligtas at hindi mabuksan ng sinuman na walang pahintulot o susi.
EN: to lock (something)
It's what you frantically do when you hear a noise outside at 3 AM. It's also what your parents do to the snack cabinet when you're on a diet. "Hoy, sino'ng nag-utos sa'yo na kandaduhan ang ref?!"
From 'kandado' + '-han' (locative/benefactive suffix).
ROOT MEANING: padlock
The verb form. The object being locked is the focus.
🇵🇭 Huwag mong kalimutang kandaduhan ang gate pagkagabi.
🇺🇸 Don't forget to lock the gate at night.
🇵🇭 Kinandaduhan niya ang kanyang diary para walang makabasa.
🇺🇸 She locked her diary so no one could read it.
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Isang kalagayan o lugar na may kakulangan o kawalan ng suplay ng tubig.