EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to need each other...
fiesta...
pizza...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
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FIL: Ang kalagayan kung saan ang dalawa o higit pang partido ay may pangangailangan sa isa't isa; maaari ring tumukoy sa pagkakaroon ng pagkailang o hiya sa isa't isa.
EN: to need each other
It's the team needing a star player and the player needing a team. A symbiotic relationship. But in a 'hugot' context, when a couple says "nagkakailangan na kami," it could mean they're becoming awkward and distant, a subtle way of saying things are not like they used to be.
From `magka-` + `kailangan`. The nuanced meaning of 'to be awkward with each other' is related to `ilang` (awkward).
Can mean "to need each other" or, in some contexts, "to be awkward with each other," stemming from a sense of forced interaction or unspoken issues.
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🇵🇭 Sa isang pamilya, normal lang na magkailangan ang bawat miyembro.
🇺🇸 In a family, it's only normal for each member to need each other.
🇵🇭 Simula nang mag-away sila, tila nagkakailangan na sila sa opisina.
🇺🇸 Since they had a fight, they seem to be awkward with each other at the office.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.