EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
To change hands; to transfer ownership....
can be used; is being used...
being enchanted...
Pang-uri
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/mag-li-pat-ka-MAY/
FIL: Ilipat ang pagmamay-ari o responsibilidad ng isang bagay mula sa isang tao patungo sa iba.
EN: To change hands; to transfer ownership.
It's like 'pass the parcel' but with serious stuff like property titles, car registrations, or the family's secret adobo recipe. When a business is sold, it's said to maglipat-kamay. It's the official term for when something is no longer yours, for better or for worse.
From mag- (verb prefix) + lipat (transfer) + kamay (hand).
A compound verb that is idiomatic. It literally means "to transfer hand" but signifies a change in ownership or control.
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🇵🇭 Matapos ang ilang dekada, ang lumang bahay ay naglipat-kamay na sa bagong pamilya.
🇺🇸 After several decades, the old house has changed hands to a new family.
🇵🇭 Mabilis na naglipat-kamay ang mga dokumento nang matapos ang bentahan.
🇺🇸 The documents quickly transferred ownership after the sale was completed.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.