EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to stretch (the body/muscles)...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.
/mag-ba-NAT/
FIL: Ang pag-uunat ng mga bahagi ng katawan, partikular na ang mga kalamnan, upang maging handa sa pisikal na gawain o upang maibsan ang paninigas.
EN: to stretch (the body/muscles)
What you promise yourself you'll do before a workout but never do. Also, that satisfying feeling of stretching your arms after sitting at your desk for 8 hours straight. "Magbanat ka muna ng buto!" is the tita way of saying "Stop being lazy and do something!"
"Magbanat ng buto" (literally "to stretch the bones") is a very common idiom meaning "to work hard" or "to get to work".
🇵🇭 Kailangan mong magbanat bago ka mag-ehersisyo para hindi ka mapulikat.
🇺🇸 You need to stretch before you exercise so you don't get cramps.
🇵🇭 Maaga siyang gumising para magbanat ng buto sa bukid.
🇺🇸 He woke up early to work hard in the field.
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Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.