EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
on both sides; each side...
to choose; to select...
to insist; to force oneself...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/mag-ka-bi-LA/
FIL: Tumutukoy sa dalawang panig o dako ng isang bagay, lugar, o sitwasyon.
EN: on both sides; each side
This is like your situationship status: you're getting mixed signals from 'magkabila,' from both sides. One side says 'I miss you,' the other side leaves you on read. It's the 'both sides' of a story, the 'both ends' of the stick you're getting the short end of, or both sides of the MRT platform during rush hour.
From 'mag-' (prefix indicating plurality or mutuality) + 'kabila' (the other side).
ROOT MEANING: other side
Often used with 'panig' (side) or to describe something happening on two opposite sides. 'Magkabilang' is the adjectival form that modifies a noun.
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🇵🇭 May mga tindahan sa magkabila ng kalsada.
🇺🇸 There are stores on both sides of the road.
🇵🇭 Narinig ang sigawan mula sa magkabila.
🇺🇸 Shouting was heard from each side.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.