EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be able to forbid or prohibit...
to take; to get (archaic)...
to grope; to feel around for something...
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/ma-ka-pag-BA-wa/
FIL: Magkaroon ng kakayahan o karapatan na magpatupad ng pagbabawal sa isang gawain o kilos.
EN: to be able to forbid or prohibit
This is what your parents do when they say 'Bawal lumabas!' It's the power to lay down the law and say 'nope, you can't do that.' Think of a security guard telling you 'bawal pumarada dito' or your diet app telling you 'bawal ang extra rice.'
From 'makapag-' (ability prefix) + 'bawa' (prohibition).
ROOT MEANING: each; every
While 'bawal' is the common word for 'prohibited', 'makapagbawa' is the verb form indicating the ability to enforce that prohibition. The root 'bawa' is archaic and 'bawal' is more commonly used in its place.
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🇵🇭 Ang mga magulang lamang ang makapagbawa sa kanilang mga anak na maglaro sa labas.
🇺🇸 Only the parents can forbid their children from playing outside.
🇵🇭 Sino ang makapagbawa sa akin na tuparin ang aking mga pangarap?
🇺🇸 Who can prohibit me from fulfilling my dreams?
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