EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be caught by nightfall...
torpedo (weapon)...
to sabotage a courtship...
Pang-uri
Isang kalagayan o lugar na may kakulangan o kawalan ng suplay ng tubig.
/ma-di-li-MAN/
FIL: Abutan ng dilim sa isang lugar; maratnan na madilim ang isang pook.
EN: to be caught by nightfall
This is that panic moment when you're hiking or on a road trip and the sun sets faster than you expected. Suddenly, you're in the dark, literally. 'Uy, bilisan natin, baka madiliman tayo sa daan!' It's the official verb for losing the race against sunset.
From `ma-` (actor-focus potential) + `dilim` (dark) + `-an` (locative/directional suffix).
ROOT MEANING: darkness
Often used as a warning to hurry up before evening.
🇵🇭 Magmadali tayong umuwi para hindi tayo madiliman sa daan.
🇺🇸 Let's hurry home so we won't be caught by nightfall on the road.
🇵🇭 Ayokong madiliman sa gubat kaya maaga akong babalik.
🇺🇸 I don't want to be in the dark in the forest, so I will return early.
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Pang-uri
Isang kalagayan o lugar na may kakulangan o kawalan ng suplay ng tubig.