EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be able to avoid...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ma-i-WA-san/
FIL: Ang kakayahang makaligtas o makaiwas sa isang hindi kanais-nais na pangyayari, bagay, o tao.
EN: to be able to avoid
Your superpower when you see your toxic tita at a family gathering and you suddenly need to go to the bathroom. It's the skill you use to dodge extra work your boss tries to give you at 5 PM on a Friday. "Paano ba maiwasan ang traffic sa EDSA?" is the great unanswered question of our time.
ma- (ability prefix) + iwas (avoid) + -an (object-focus suffix)
ROOT MEANING: avoidance; evasion
This is an object-focus verb, meaning the thing being avoided is the subject of the sentence. The past/completed form is 'naiwasan'.
🇵🇭 Paano kaya maiwasan ang magkaroon ng utang?
🇺🇸 How can one avoid getting into debt?
🇵🇭 Sinubukan niyang takbuhan ang problema, ngunit hindi niya ito naiwasan.
🇺🇸 He tried to run from the problem, but he couldn't avoid it.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.