EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
can be compared; comparable...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ma-i-ha-HAM-bing/
FIL: May kakayahang itulad o ipantay sa iba upang makita ang pagkakatulad o pagkakaiba.
EN: can be compared; comparable
This is what you say when you see your ex's new partner and you can't help but... well, 'maihahambing' mo talaga. It's the moment you size something up against another, like comparing the price of Jollibee to McDo, or your current salary to your previous one.
ma- (ability) + i- (object focus) + ha- (future tense repetition) + hambing (compare)
Often used in contexts of evaluation, judgment, or finding similarities. The future tense implies a potential for comparison.
🇵🇭 Ang ganda niya ay hindi maihahambing sa iba.
🇺🇸 Her beauty cannot be compared to others.
🇵🇭 Walang maihahambing sa sarap ng luto ni nanay.
🇺🇸 Nothing can compare to mom's cooking.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.