EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to have something nailed; to cause to be nailed...
deep...
fleshy; substantial; meaty...
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.
/mag-PA-ko/
FIL: Ang pag-uutos o pagpapagawa sa iba na magdikit o magkabit ng isang bagay gamit ang pako.
EN: to have something nailed; to cause to be nailed
This is the verb for when you're the boss of the construction project, even if it's just hanging a picture frame. You don't do the hammering yourself, you magpako—you have someone else nail it for you. 'Magpako ka ng kalendaryo sa pader' (Have a calendar nailed to the wall). It's the causative form, for delegators and project managers.
From mag- (verb-forming prefix) + pa- (causative) + pako (nail).
ROOT MEANING: nail (fastener)
Less common than 'ipako' (to nail something). This magpa- form specifically means to have someone else do the nailing.
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🇵🇭 Nag-utos ang manager na magpako ng bagong anunsyo sa bulletin board.
🇺🇸 The manager ordered to have a new announcement nailed to the bulletin board.
🇵🇭 Sino ang pwedeng utusan na magpako nitong diploma ko sa pader?
🇺🇸 Who can I ask to nail this diploma of mine to the wall?
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.