EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
So many!; How many!...
aspiration, ambition, desire...
to aspire to, to desire intensely...
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.
/kay-RA-mi/
FIL: Isang pagpapahayag ng pagkamangha o pagkagulat sa dami o bilang ng isang bagay.
EN: So many!; How many!
This is what you exclaim when you see the line at the bank on payday, the number of unread emails after a vacation, or the sheer volume of Mariteses flocking to the latest chismis. It's an expression of being overwhelmed by quantity. "Kayrami namang tao dito!" (There are so many people here!). It's the "OMG, so many!" of Tagalog.
From 'kay' (an exclamation particle) + 'dami' (many/quantity), where 'd' becomes 'r'.
Always used as an exclamation. The 'd' in 'dami' changes to 'r' after the 'kay-' prefix for euphonic reasons, a common linguistic pattern.
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🇵🇭 Kayrami ng bituin sa langit ngayong gabi!
🇺🇸 So many stars in the sky tonight!
🇵🇭 Pagbukas niya ng pinto, napasigaw siya, 'Kayrami namang regalo!'
🇺🇸 When she opened the door, she shouted, 'How many gifts!'
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.