EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to seek treatment; to have oneself treated...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/mag-pa-GA-mot/
FIL: Ang pagkilos ng paghingi ng lunas o serbisyong medikal mula sa isang doktor, albularyo, o sinumang may kakayahang manggamot.
EN: to seek treatment; to have oneself treated
This is what your mom tells you to do when you've been coughing for three weeks straight. It means going to a doctor, a clinic, or even the friendly neighborhood hilot to get yourself fixed. It's admitting that Vicks and a warm blanket aren't cutting it anymore. "Magpagamot ka na!" is the national anthem for anyone who looks sickly.
From `magpa-` (causative/reflexive prefix) + `gamot` (medicine/cure).
ROOT MEANING: medicine, drug, cure
The prefix `magpa-` here indicates having the action done to oneself. You are the one causing the doctor *to treat* you.
🇵🇭 Kailangan mo nang magpagamot habang maaga pa.
🇺🇸 You need to seek treatment while it's still early.
🇵🇭 Saan magandang magpagamot ng sakit sa ngipin?
🇺🇸 Where is a good place to have a toothache treated?
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.