EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to punctuate...
to maintain (something) in a place; to cause to re...
to maintain; to preserve; to keep...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/mag-ban-TAS/
FIL: Ang paglalagay ng mga bantas, tulad ng tuldok, kuwit, o tandang pananong, sa isang sulatin upang maging malinaw ang kahulugan nito.
EN: to punctuate
This is what your Filipino teacher kept telling you to do in your essays. To `magbantas` is to use periods, commas, and question marks correctly. In the age of texting, this is a dying art. A message without punctuation can mean anything. 'Tara kain' vs 'Tara, kain!' — one is a suggestion, the other is an urgent, hungry command. Punctuation saves lives... and relationships.
Used in the context of writing and grammar.
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🇵🇭 Natutunan namin sa klase kung paano magbantas nang tama sa aming mga sanaysay.
🇺🇸 We learned in class how to punctuate our essays correctly.
🇵🇭 Mahalagang magbantas ka ng iyong mga pangungusap upang maunawaan ka ng mambabasa.
🇺🇸 It's important to punctuate your sentences so the reader can understand you.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.