EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be able to go first; to get ahead...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ma-ka-U-na/
FIL: Magkaroon ng pagkakataon o kakayahang mauna sa isang pila, karera, o anumang sitwasyon.
EN: to be able to go first; to get ahead
Your superpower during a 12.12 sale. It's the ability to check out your cart before everyone else, or to be the first one in the jeepney to get the best seat. In life, it's about getting that first-mover advantage. 'Sana makauna ako sa pila para sa libreng pa-kape.'
From `maka-` (ability/potential verb prefix) + `una` (first).
ROOT MEANING: first; primary; before
The `maka-` prefix denotes ability or opportunity. 'Nakauna' is the completed form.
🇵🇭 Gumising ka nang maaga para makauna ka sa pagpila.
🇺🇸 Wake up early so you can be first in line.
🇵🇭 Sino kaya ang makakauna sa pag-solve ng puzzle?
🇺🇸 I wonder who will be able to be the first to solve the puzzle?
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.