EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to run out of...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ma-u-BU-san/
FIL: Ang kalagayan kung saan wala nang natitira sa isang bagay na dati'y mayroon; pagkaubos ng isang suplay.
EN: to run out of
The official feeling of panic when the Grab driver says "Ma'am/Sir, maubusan na po tayo ng gas." Or that tragic moment at the buffet when you see the last piece of leche flan get taken right before you. It's the "OMG, wala na?!" of the Filipino experience.
From `ma-` (verb prefix) + `ubos` (consumed, used up) + `-an` (locative/referential suffix).
Often used to express that a supply of something has been depleted, affecting the subject. The focus is on the person/entity experiencing the lack.
🇵🇭 Pumila kami nang matagal para sa bigas, pero naubusan pa rin kami.
🇺🇸 We lined up for a long time for the rice, but we still ran out (of supply before our turn).
🇵🇭 Huwag kang magpapagabi sa palengke at baka maubusan ka ng sariwang isda.
🇺🇸 Don't go to the market late or you might run out of fresh fish to buy.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.