EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to base on; to found upon...
to sag; to bend; to deform...
to forge; to counterfeit; to fake...
Pang-uri
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/mag-ba-TAY/
FIL: Gamitin bilang pundasyon, basehan, o sanggunian sa paggawa ng isang desisyon, konklusyon, o akda.
EN: to base on; to found upon
The academic version of 'Sabi ni...' (According to...). It's what you do when you need to justify your opinion with facts, not just feelings. In a chismis context, it's checking if the rumor is based on a 'reliable source' or just 'sabi-sabi'. In short, it’s about having receipts for your claims.
From 'batay' (based on).
Often followed by 'sa' (on/in). For example, 'magbatay sa ebidensya' (to base on evidence).
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🇵🇭 Dapat tayong magbatay sa siyentipikong datos sa pagbuo ng ating mga patakaran.
🇺🇸 We should base our policies on scientific data.
🇵🇭 Saan ka ba nagbatay para sabihing hindi siya mapagkakatiwalaan?
🇺🇸 What did you base it on to say that he/she is not trustworthy?
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.