EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be the same; to be identical; to match...
to snatch and run away with something, to grab swi...
to slap...
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-RE-ho/
FIL: Ang pagkakaroon ng magkatulad na katangian, anyo, o halaga.
EN: to be the same; to be identical; to match
When you and your bestie show up wearing the same Uniqlo shirt. 'OMG, magpareho tayo!' This is the verb for when things match or are identical. It can be about looks, ideas, or feelings. 'Pare, magpareho tayo ng iniisip!' (Bro, we're thinking the same thing!).
From mag- (verb-forming prefix) + pareho (same), which is from Spanish 'parejo'.
ROOT MEANING: same, alike, equal
This is a stative verb indicating a state of being the same. Can be used with 'magka-' as 'magkapareho' with a very similar meaning.
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🇵🇭 Bakit kaya magpareho ang sagot ninyong dalawa sa exam?
🇺🇸 Why is it that your answers on the exam are the same?
🇵🇭 Gusto kong magpareho ang kulay ng kurtina at ng punda ng unan.
🇺🇸 I want the color of the curtain and the pillowcase to match.
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.