EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
forty...
to befriend; to make friends with...
innermost part; core; depths...
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FIL: Ang bilang na kasunod ng tatlumpu't siyam at sinusundan ng apatnapu't isa; katumbas ng apat na sampu (40).
EN: forty
The big 4-0. The age when your Titos and Titas start complaining about their back pain and say 'in my time...'. It's also the number of days in Lent (Kuwaresma). From the Spanish 'cuarenta'. We also say 'apatnapu'.
From Spanish 'cuarenta' (forty).
Used interchangeably with the native Tagalog term 'apatnapu'. Spanish-derived numbers are often preferred for counting money, telling time, and stating age.
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🇵🇭 Magdiriwang na siya ng kanyang ika-kuwarenta na kaarawan sa susunod na buwan.
🇺🇸 She will be celebrating her fortieth birthday next month.
🇵🇭 Kuwarenta pesos po ang isang kilo ng kamatis.
🇺🇸 Forty pesos is the price for one kilo of tomatoes.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.