EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to allow oneself to be caught; to be late intentio...
The act of boarding (a vehicle); loading passenger...
Enduring hardship; painstaking effort...
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/mag-pa-hu-LI/
FIL: Ang sadyang pagkilos upang mahuli o madakip; o ang sinasadyang pagdating nang hindi sa takdang oras; o ang pagpayag na maging pinakahuli sa isang pila o karera.
EN: to allow oneself to be caught; to be late intentionally
This has a few meanings. 1) When you're playing hide-and-seek and you're tired, so you "accidentally" make a noise para magpahuli. 2) "Filipino time" in verb form: when you intentionally show up late to an event to make a grand entrance. "Magpapahuli ako ng 30 minutes para hindi ako maunang dumating sa party." 3) Letting someone else go first, making yourself the last one.
From mag- (actor-focus verb prefix) + pa- (causative prefix) + huli (late, last, caught).
ROOT MEANING: late; last; final
The meaning depends heavily on context: being caught (`mahuli`), being late (`mahuli`), or being last (`huli`). `Magpahuli` is the causative/permissive form.
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🇵🇭 Pagod na akong magtago kaya nagpahuli na lang ako.
🇺🇸 I was tired of hiding so I just let myself be caught.
🇵🇭 Huwag kang magpahuli sa klase bukas dahil mayroon tayong pagsusulit.
🇺🇸 Don't be late for class tomorrow because we have a quiz.
🇵🇭 Bilang respeto, nagpahuli siya sa pila para sa mga senior citizen.
🇺🇸 Out of respect, he let himself be last in line for the senior citizens.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.