EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to serve; to function as...
wild; stray; lost...
pretend courtship; playful wooing...
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-sil-BI/
FIL: Ang pagganap sa isang tungkulin, gawain, o layunin; ang pagbibigay ng serbisyo o paglilingkod.
EN: to serve; to function as
This can mean "to serve" as in a waiter serving food, but it's more often used in a deeper sense, like "to serve the country" (**magsilbi** sa bayan). It can also mean "to function as," like when your plastic chair suddenly has to **magsilbi** as a ladder. Resourcefulness 101.
From 'mag-' (actor-focus verb prefix) + 'silbi' (service, use, function), from Spanish 'servir'.
ROOT MEANING: use; purpose; service
Has a wide range of use from formal service (public service) to informal utility (serving a purpose).
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🇵🇭 Pangarap niyang magsilbi sa gobyerno bilang isang tapat na opisyal.
🇺🇸 It is his dream to serve in the government as an honest official.
🇵🇭 Ang lumang kahon ay maaaring magsilbi bilang imbakan ng mga laruan.
🇺🇸 The old box can function as storage for toys.
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.