EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be able to describe; to be able to depict...
partner, pair, match...
share, part, portion...
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/ma-i-la-RA-wan/
FIL: Ang pagkakaroon ng kakayahang ipahayag o iguhit ang katangian, anyo, o kalagayan ng isang tao, bagay, o pangyayari sa pamamagitan ng salita o sining.
EN: to be able to describe; to be able to depict
'Hindi ko ma-gets, pa-drawing.' This is the verb for that. It's the ability to paint a picture with words. When a friend asks what your new crush looks like, and you say 'Hindi ko **mailarawan** sa salita ang kagandahan niya,' that's peak romantic cheese. It's about capturing an essence and communicating it.
ma- (ability) + i- (object focus) + larawan (picture, image)
The root word 'larawan' means picture, so 'mailarawan' literally means 'to be able to be pictured' or more commonly, 'to be able to describe'.
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🇵🇭 Mahirap mailarawan ang saya na nararamdaman ko ngayon.
🇺🇸 It's hard to describe the joy I am feeling right now.
🇵🇭 Sinubukan ng pintor na mailarawan sa kanyang obra ang kaguluhan sa lipunan.
🇺🇸 The painter tried to depict the chaos in society in his masterpiece.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.