EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to grope; to feel around for something...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ka-PA/
FIL: Ang paghahanap sa isang bagay gamit ang kamay o pakiramdam, lalo na sa dilim o kung hindi makakita.
EN: to grope; to feel around for something
It's what you do when the power goes out (brownout!) and you're looking for your phone or a candle. You 'kapa' your way around the dark room, hands outstretched, hoping you don't step on a Lego or walk into a wall. It's searching by touch.
Ang bigkas nito ay /ka-PA/, na may diin sa huling pantig, upang maiba sa pangngalang 'kapa' (/KA-pa/). Ang salitang-ugat mismo ang anyong pandiwa.
🇵🇭 Nang biglang mamatay ang ilaw, kapa ako nang kapa sa aking cellphone.
🇺🇸 When the lights suddenly went out, I groped around for my cellphone.
🇵🇭 Kinapa niya ang kanyang bulsa para hanapin ang susi.
🇺🇸 He felt around his pocket to look for the key.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.