EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to correspond with; to exchange letters...
acrobatic...
acrophobia...
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.
/ma-ki-pag-su-LA-tan/
FIL: Ang pakikipag-ugnayan sa isang tao sa pamamagitan ng pagpapalitan ng mga liham o sulat.
EN: to correspond with; to exchange letters
The OG way to slide into someone's DMs. Before email, Messenger, or even text messages, this was how you kept in touch with your long-distance jowa or pen pal. It involved paper, a pen, and a lot of patience waiting for the mailman. Today, it might mean 'to exchange long emails.'
From makipag- + sulat + -an. The -an suffix here adds the idea of reciprocity or a place/means of action.
ROOT MEANING: letter; writing; handwriting
While it literally means exchanging physical letters, it can be used more broadly for exchanging emails or long written messages.
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🇵🇭 Mahilig si Lola na makipagsulatan sa kanyang mga kaibigan sa probinsya.
🇺🇸 Grandma loves to correspond with her friends in the province.
🇵🇭 Nagsimula ang kanilang pag-iibigan nang sila ay magsimulang makipagsulatan.
🇺🇸 Their romance started when they began to exchange letters.
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.