EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to gain; to get something out of...
The act of using up completely; draining...
The act of cooking rice...
Pang-uri
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/ma-PA-la/
FIL: Magkaroon ng pakinabang, benepisyo, o anumang resulta (mabuti man o masama) mula sa isang gawain o sitwasyon.
EN: to gain; to get something out of
The ultimate 'What's the ROI?' question from your parents after you've been on your phone all day: 'Ano bang **napapala** mo diyan?' It's what you get in return for your efforts, whether it's a reward, a lesson, or sometimes, absolutely nothing.
ROOT MEANING: apparently; it turns out; so
Often used in a rhetorical or critical question about the benefit of an action.
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🇵🇭 Wala kang mapapala kung puro ka lang reklamo at walang ginagawa.
🇺🇸 You will get nothing if you just keep complaining and do nothing.
🇵🇭 Ano kaya ang mapapala ko kung sasali ako sa seminar na iyon?
🇺🇸 I wonder what I will gain if I join that seminar.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.