EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be broken into pieces...
to give way; to be magnanimous; to yield...
to all be the same; to be uniform...
Pang-uri
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/ma-pi-RA-so/
FIL: Ang pagkasira ng isang buong bagay sa maraming maliliit na bahagi o piraso, kadalasan dahil sa pagkabagsak o malakas na puwersa.
EN: to be broken into pieces
What happens to your heart after a breakup. Or what happens to your favorite mug when you drop it. It's the state of being shattered. "Ingat sa pagdala, baka mapiraso 'yang salamin!" Also applies to team projects where everyone wants to go their own way – the project might just get 'mapiraso'.
From ma- (potential/involuntary action prefix) + piraso (piece), from Spanish 'pedazo'.
ROOT MEANING: piece, slice, item
Used for things that break into multiple fragments, like glass, pottery, or even metaphorically, a group or a heart.
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🇵🇭 Nabitawan niya ang plorera kaya ito'y napiraso sa sahig.
🇺🇸 She dropped the vase so it broke into pieces on the floor.
🇵🇭 Huwag ninyong hayaang mapiraso ang ating pagkakaibigan dahil lang sa maliit na hindi pagkakaunawaan.
🇺🇸 Don't let our friendship be broken into pieces just because of a small misunderstanding.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.