EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
common, ordinary, usual...
vain (feminine)...
sleeping mat...
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/ka-ra-NI-wan/
FIL: Isang bagay, tao, o pangyayari na madalas makita, maranasan, o mangyari; normal at hindi pambihira.
EN: common, ordinary, usual
This is your everyday, basic, no-frills stuff. Not the special edition, just the regular one. It's the "just coffee" order, the "okay lang" response, the default setting of life. It's the opposite of "extraordinary" or "limited edition."
From ka- + an archaic root like daniw or ranaw + -an. The word is now used as a base form itself.
Can also be used as a noun meaning "the usual", as in "Gaya ng karaniwan..." (As usual...).
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🇵🇭 Karaniwan na lamang sa Metro Manila ang matinding trapiko.
🇺🇸 Heavy traffic is just common in Metro Manila.
🇵🇭 Isang karaniwan na empleyado lang siya pero may pambihirang determinasyon.
🇺🇸 He is just an ordinary employee but has extraordinary determination.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.