EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be able to return; to be returned...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ma-ba-LIK/
FIL: Magkaroon ng kakayahang bumalik sa isang lugar o kalagayan; maisauli ang isang bagay.
EN: to be able to return; to be returned
That feeling of hope when you leave your charger at a friend's house, 'Sana mabalik pa.' Or when your ex wants to get back together, and you think, 'Should I let them mabalik?' It's the verb for second chances, lost items, and balikbayans.
ma- (potential verb prefix) + balik (return)
ROOT MEANING: return, act of coming back
Can refer to a person returning, an object being returned, or a situation reverting to a previous state.
🇵🇭 Sana ay mabalik mo ang hiniram mong libro sa susunod na linggo.
🇺🇸 I hope you can return the book you borrowed next week.
🇵🇭 Paano kung hindi na mabalik ang dati nating pagsasama?
🇺🇸 What if our old relationship can't be brought back?
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.