EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be able to imitate/copy...
to save; to rescue; to deliver from danger...
to place alongside; to support...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/ma-GA-ya/
FIL: Ang pagkakaroon ng kakayahang tularan, kopyahin, o sundan ang isang kilos, anyo, istilo, o katangian ng iba.
EN: to be able to imitate/copy
That moment when you try to follow a TikTok dance tutorial and... you just can't. 'Hindi ko `magaya` 'yung steps!' It's the struggle of trying to replicate something, from your idol's OOTD to your lola's secret adobo recipe. The opposite of 'original, 'wag nang kopyahin.'
ROOT MEANING: to imitate; to copy
Similar to 'magawa', this combines the root 'gaya' (imitate) with the ability prefix 'ma-'.
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🇵🇭 Kahit anong subok ko, hindi ko talaga magaya ang pirma niya.
🇺🇸 No matter how hard I try, I really can't copy his signature.
🇵🇭 Madali lang magaya ang sayaw na iyon kung papanoorin mong mabuti.
🇺🇸 That dance is easy to be able to imitate if you watch closely.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.