EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to adapt; to get along with; to conform...
to make something hit; to aim at...
dump site; landfill...
Pang-uri
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/ma-ki-BA-gay/
FIL: Ang pag-aangkop ng sariling kilos, gawi, o pananalita upang maging kaaya-aya at katanggap-tanggap sa isang grupo o kapaligiran.
EN: to adapt; to get along with; to conform
This is the survival skill you learn on your first day at a new job or when meeting your partner's family for the first time. It's about reading the room, laughing at the tito jokes (even if they're corny), and not bringing up politics at the dinner table. It's the opposite of being 'bida-bida.'
Mula sa unlaping "maki-" (paglahok) at salitang ugat na "bagay" (angkop, tama).
ROOT MEANING: suitable; fitting; appropriate
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🇵🇭 Kailangan mong matutong makibagay sa iyong mga bagong katrabaho.
🇺🇸 You need to learn to get along with your new coworkers.
🇵🇭 Mahirap makibagay sa isang lugar kung iba ang iyong mga kaugalian.
🇺🇸 It's hard to adapt to a place if you have different customs.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.