EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be snagged; to get caught on; to be implicated...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/ma-SA-bit/
FIL: Hindi sinasadyang maikabit o makabit sa isang bagay; madawit o masangkot sa isang usapin o gulo.
EN: to be snagged; to get caught on; to be implicated
That feeling when your earphones get caught on a doorknob and get yanked out of your ears? That's `masabit`. It's also what happens to your friend who gets dragged into your mess just by being there. 'Huwag kang didikit sa akin, baka **masabit** ka sa utang ko.' (Don't stick with me, you might get **implicated** in my debts.)
From `ma-` (involuntary action prefix) + `sabit` (to hang, to get caught).
ROOT MEANING: Hanging; snagged; caught on
Can be physical (snagging clothes) or figurative (being implicated in a problem).
🇵🇭 Ingat ka, baka masabit ang damit mo sa nakausling pako.
🇺🇸 Be careful, your clothes might get snagged on the protruding nail.
🇵🇭 Ayaw kong masabit sa gulo ng mag-asawa.
🇺🇸 I don't want to get involved/implicated in the couple's fight.
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