EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
partner, pair, match...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.
/ka-pa-RE-ha/
FIL: Ang isang tao o bagay na katambal, katerno, o kasama sa isang pares.
EN: partner, pair, match
Your 'ka-match'. Can be your dance partner, your business partner, your 'jowa' (romantic partner), or even the other sock you can't find. 'Sino'ng kapareha mo sa JS Prom?' is a classic high school question that has launched a thousand ships (and anxieties).
From Spanish 'pareja' (pair, couple).
ROOT MEANING: partner, couple, a pair (of people)
Can refer to a romantic partner, a partner in an activity (dance, game), or one item of a pair.
🇵🇭 Siya ang napili kong kapareha sa sayawan.
🇺🇸 I chose him/her as my partner for the dance.
🇵🇭 Nawawala ang kapareha ng medyas kong ito.
🇺🇸 The match for this sock of mine is missing.
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Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.