EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to fight for, to struggle for...
father...
will stand...
Pang-uri
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/mag-BA-ka/
FIL: Ang masigasig na pakikipaglaban o pagsisikap na makamit o mapagtagumpayan ang isang bagay na mahalaga.
EN: to fight for, to struggle for
This isn't just a physical fight. "Magbaka" is to hustle, to grind, to fight for your dreams. It's what you do when you're reviewing for the board exams, working two jobs for your family, or trying to defend your thesis. It's the verb form of 'laban lang!'
From mag- (verb prefix) + baka (a fight, struggle). Note: this root 'baka' is different from 'baka' (cow) or 'baka' (maybe).
ROOT MEANING: maybe, perhaps, might
Implies a noble struggle or a determined effort against odds.
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🇵🇭 Kailangan nating magbaka para sa isang mas magandang kinabukasan.
🇺🇸 We need to fight for a better future.
🇵🇭 Patuloy siyang nagbabaka upang mabigyan ng hustisya ang kanyang pamilya.
🇺🇸 He continues to struggle to bring justice to his family.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.