EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to have pity; to feel compassion...
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FIL: Ang makaramdam ng awa o habag para sa isang tao o sitwasyon.
EN: to have pity; to feel compassion
This is the feeling you get when you see a stray kitten in the rain or when your friend tells you their sad `hugot` story for the nth time. It's that "aww, kawawa naman" feeling in your chest. It's empathy level 100. It's the verb form of being a `marupok` (fragile/soft-hearted) for someone's plight.
ROOT MEANING: pity, compassion, mercy
A verb expressing an emotional state. Often used with 'sa' to indicate the object of pity (e.g., `mahabag sa kanya`).
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🇵🇭 Sino ba ang hindi mahahabag sa kalagayan ng mga nasalanta ng bagyo?
🇺🇸 Who wouldn't feel pity for the situation of the typhoon victims?
🇵🇭 Nahabag ako sa pulubi kaya binigyan ko siya ng pagkain.
🇺🇸 I felt compassion for the beggar so I gave him food.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.