EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to disinfect...
pen...
corner...
Pang-uri
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/mag-di-sim-PEK-ta/
FIL: Ang pag-aalis ng mga mikrobyo, bakterya, o iba pang nakakapinsalang organismo sa isang bagay o lugar gamit ang kemikal.
EN: to disinfect
It's what your mom yells at you to do with the groceries when you get home from the palengke, a.k.a. the COVID-19 pandemic's most overused verb. You do this to your phone, your hands, your doorknobs... basically everything except your ex's memories. You can't disinfect those.
From Spanish 'desinfectar'.
ROOT MEANING: to disinfect
The root 'disimpekta' is from Spanish. The 'mag-' prefix indicates an action done by the subject.
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🇵🇭 Kailangang magdisimpekta ng buong bahay pagkatapos magkaroon ng may sakit.
🇺🇸 The whole house needs to be disinfected after someone got sick.
🇵🇭 Magdisimpekta ka ng mga kamay mo bago kumain.
🇺🇸 Disinfect your hands before eating.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.