EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to catch up with; to find someone upon arrival...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ma-a-bu-TAN/
FIL: Marating ang isang tao o bagay na nauuna; madatnan sa isang lugar; magawang mag-abot ng isang bagay sa isang tao.
EN: to catch up with; to find someone upon arrival
Yung tumakbo ka para habulin yung last trip ng jeep, pero naabutan mo lang yung usok niya. Saklap. O kaya, yung umuwi ka nang maaga para may maabutan ka pang ulam, pero naubos na ng kuya mo. Double saklap.
From `ma-` (potential prefix) + `abot` (reach) + `-an` (locative/directional suffix).
Has a dual meaning: 1) to catch up to someone/something moving ahead, and 2) to find someone at a particular place upon arriving.
🇵🇭 Sana maabutan natin silang gising pa.
🇺🇸 I hope we find them still awake upon our arrival.
🇵🇭 Kahit anong bilis ng takbo ko, hindi ko na siya naabutan.
🇺🇸 No matter how fast I ran, I wasn't able to catch up with him.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.