EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be reduced; to be lessened...
torpedo (weapon)...
to sabotage a courtship...
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FIL: Ang pagbaba o pagliit ng dami, bilang, o tindi ng isang bagay.
EN: to be reduced; to be lessened
'Yung sweldo mo, parang magic. Isang bayad lang ng bills, mabawasan agad! It’s that feeling when your phone's battery life, your patience, or your bank account gets smaller.
ROOT MEANING: reduce; lessen (imperative)
The object being reduced is the subject of the sentence (actor-focus).
🇵🇭 Sana mabawasan na ang trapik sa EDSA.
🇺🇸 I hope the traffic on EDSA will be reduced.
🇵🇭 Nabawasan ang aking mga alalahanin nang makausap kita.
🇺🇸 My worries were lessened when I talked to you.
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Pang-uri
Isang kalagayan o lugar na may kakulangan o kawalan ng suplay ng tubig.