EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to leave (a place); to depart from...
not anymore, no longer...
unchanging, immutable, constant...
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/li-SA-nin/
FIL: Umalis o iwanan ang isang tiyak na lugar, tao, o sitwasyon.
EN: to leave (a place); to depart from
The dramatic way to say 'to leave.' You don't just 'lisanin' your house to buy suka. You 'lisanin' your past, your toxic ex, or your hometown to start a new life. It carries a sense of finality and emotion. It's the verb for a hugot-filled goodbye.
ROOT MEANING: departure; leaving
Object-focus verb. You use this when the place or person being left is the focus of the sentence.
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🇵🇭 Napilitan siyang lisanin ang kanyang pamilya upang magtrabaho sa ibang bansa.
🇺🇸 He was forced to leave his family to work in another country.
🇵🇭 Oras na para lisanin ang masasamang bisyo.
🇺🇸 It is time to leave behind bad habits.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.