EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to let someone ride behind/with you (on a vehicle)...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/mag-pa-ang-KAS/
FIL: Ang pagpapahintulot sa isang tao na sumakay sa likuran o kasama sa isang sasakyan, karaniwan ay bisikleta o motorsiklo.
EN: to let someone ride behind/with you (on a vehicle)
This is the ultimate 'sana all' moment for commuters stuck in traffic. It's when a motorcycle rider lets someone ride pillion. It's the signature move of Angkas and Joyride drivers. You're the one in control, the driver, and you're letting someone else hitch a ride. 'Bes, magpaangkas ka naman hanggang sa kanto!'
From `magpa-` (causative prefix) + `angkas` (to ride as a passenger, especially at the back).
ROOT MEANING: back-ride passenger
The subject is the driver who allows a passenger to ride. The passenger 'umaangkas' or 'nakikiangkas'.
🇵🇭 Mabait ang tsuper, pumayag siyang magpaangkas sa akin kahit puno na.
🇺🇸 The driver was kind, he agreed to let me ride with him even if it was already full.
🇵🇭 Bawal magpaangkas ng bata sa motorsiklo nang walang helmet.
🇺🇸 It's forbidden to let a child ride on the back of a motorcycle without a helmet.
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