EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
To be chosen, to be appointed...
to dance (a specific dance)...
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Pang-uri
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/ma-HI-rang/
FIL: Ang mapili o matukoy para sa isang partikular na posisyon, tungkulin, o karangalan.
EN: To be chosen, to be appointed
This is what you call getting picked for something important. Not just "eeny, meeny, miny, moe" picked, but chosen for a role. Like when you get appointed as the project lead, or when your crush finally chooses you (sana all). It's the verb in the first line of the Philippine National Anthem, "Bayang magiliw, perlas ng silanganan, alab ng puso, sa dibdib mo'y buhay. Lupang hinirang, duyan ka ng magiting..."
From "ma-" (ability/passive prefix) + "hirang" (appoint, choose).
ROOT MEANING: appointed; chosen one; beloved
Has a formal and often official tone. Associated with positions of honor or responsibility. The past tense "hinirang" is very common.
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🇵🇭 Siya ang nahirang na bagong pangulo ng aming samahan.
🇺🇸 She was the one chosen as the new president of our organization.
🇵🇭 Isang malaking karangalan ang mahirang bilang kinatawan ng ating bansa.
🇺🇸 It is a great honor to be appointed as the representative of our country.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.