EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to stay; to remain; to dwell...
gentleness, refinement, modesty...
to bow down, to prostrate...
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/ma-ma-LA-gi/
FIL: Ang pananatili sa isang lugar o kalagayan sa loob ng mahabang panahon.
EN: to stay; to remain; to dwell
This is more than just 'staying.' It's settling in. It's that feeling when you visit a province and you love it so much you decide to live there. It's also that friend who was supposed to visit for a weekend but is still on your couch two weeks later. 'Sana **mamalagi** ang pagmamahalan natin.' (Hope our love will last.) It has a sense of permanence.
From `ma-` + `lagi` (always).
ROOT MEANING: Always; frequently
Has a more permanent or long-term connotation than 'manatili' or 'tumira'. Often used in a more formal or poetic sense.
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🇵🇭 Nais niyang mamalagi sa probinsya kung saan payapa ang buhay.
🇺🇸 He wants to dwell in the province where life is peaceful.
🇵🇭 Hangad ko na mamalagi ang kapayapaan sa ating bansa.
🇺🇸 I hope that peace will remain in our country.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.