EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to screw; to fasten with a screw...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/mag-tor-NIL-yo/
FIL: Ang pagkabit o paghigpit ng isang bagay gamit ang tornilyo.
EN: to screw; to fasten with a screw
Literally, to put a screw in something. It's what your Tatay does on a Sunday afternoon while fixing that wobbly chair you've been complaining about for months. Also a metaphor for "fixing" things, or sometimes, when someone's mind is a bit loose, you might joke, "Kailangan na atang magtornilyo niyan."
mag- (verb-forming prefix) + tornilyo (screw, from Spanish 'tornillo')
ROOT MEANING: screw
A very specific action verb.
🇵🇭 Tulungan mo akong magtornilyo ng bagong kabinet sa kusina.
🇺🇸 Help me to screw in the new cabinet in the kitchen.
🇵🇭 Marunong siyang magtornilyo, magmartilyo, at maglagari.
🇺🇸 He knows how to use a screw, hammer, and saw.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.