EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to separate (from each other); to go separate ways...
to fish with a rod and line; to jerk a fishing lin...
to captivate; to capture...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/mag-hi-wa-hi-wa-LAY/
FIL: Ang kilos ng pagtahak ng magkakaibang landas ng isang grupo ng mga tao o bagay; ang pagiging magkakalayo sa isa't isa.
EN: to separate (from each other); to go separate ways
The 'it's not you, it's me' of verbs. It's what barkadas do after college, what couples do when the 'cool off' becomes permanent, or what happens to your 13th-month pay the moment it enters your bank account. The official verb of 'Walang forever!'
ROOT MEANING: separate; apart
The repetition 'hiwa-hiwalay' emphasizes that the action is done by or affects multiple subjects, each going their own way. It is a plural or distributive form of 'maghiwalay'.
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🇵🇭 Pagkatapos ng graduation, nagpasya ang magkakaibigan na maghiwa-hiwalay na ng landas.
🇺🇸 After graduation, the friends decided to go their separate ways.
🇵🇭 Oras na para maghiwa-hiwalay tayo at hanapin ang ating mga pamilya sa mall.
🇺🇸 It's time for us to separate and find our respective families in the mall.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.