EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to knock over; to topple...
to last, to endure...
to leak, to ooze...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/mag-tum-BA/
FIL: Ang maging sanhi ng pagbagsak o pagguho ng isang bagay na nakatayo, tulad ng puno, pader, o tao.
EN: to knock over; to topple
This is what a strong typhoon does to banana trees and billboards. It's also what you accidentally do to a tower of Jenga or a stack of papers on your messy desk. In a fight, it's the goal: 'magtumba ng kalaban' (to knock down the opponent).
ROOT MEANING: fallen; toppled over
Implies an actor causing something to fall. The reflexive form 'matumba' means 'to fall over' by accident or force.
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🇵🇭 Malakas ang hangin, baka magtumba ito ng mga puno.
🇺🇸 The wind is strong, it might knock over the trees.
🇵🇭 Sa sobrang lakas ng suntok, naka-magtumba siya ng kalaban sa isang iglap.
🇺🇸 With such a strong punch, he was able to knock down his opponent in an instant.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.