EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
adjacent; next to...
is fixing; is arranging; is getting ready...
studied...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/ka-ta-BI/
FIL: Tumutukoy sa isang tao o bagay na nasa tabi o gilid ng isa pa.
EN: adjacent; next to
Your seatmate in class, the person next to you on the MRT who's practically sitting on your lap, or the chismosang kapitbahay whose house is right next to yours. "Katabi" is all about proximity. It can be a source of comfort (katabi matulog) or extreme annoyance (katabi sa jeep na maingay kausap sa phone).
From `tabi` (side) with the prefix `ka-` which denotes a companion or someone sharing a state/location.
Can function as an adjective (e.g., "ang bahay na katabi") or a noun (e.g., "ang katabi ko"). When used as a noun, it means 'the person next to someone'.
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🇵🇭 Sino ang katabi mo sa sinehan kagabi?
🇺🇸 Who was the person next to you at the cinema last night?
🇵🇭 Ang katabi naming bahay ay ipinagbibili.
🇺🇸 The house adjacent to ours is for sale.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.