EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
there is; there are; to have...
electricity, electric current...
voluntary (action)...
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/may-ro-ON/
FIL: Isang salitang nagpapahayag ng pagkakaroon o pag-iral ng isang bagay, tao, o katangian. Katumbas ng salitang 'may'.
EN: there is; there are; to have
The more formal, slightly more emphatic cousin of 'may'. It's the difference between 'May pera ako' (I have money) and 'Mayroon akong pera' (Indeed, I have money). It's what you say when someone asks 'May tao ba sa loob?' and you answer, 'Mayroon!' It adds a little extra oomph. Also the default answer of every Filipino kid when a relative asks, 'May baon ka?'
A contraction of "may" (has) and "roon" (a variant of "doon", meaning "there"). So, literally "has there".
ROOT MEANING: there (far)
"Mayroon" is used before a pause or at the end of a sentence. If it's followed immediately by a noun, you use "may". (e.g., "Mayroon akong pusa." vs "May pusa ako.") The short form is "meron".
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🇵🇭 Mayroon pa bang natirang pagkain?
🇺🇸 Is there any food left?
🇵🇭 "May pera ka ba?" "Oo, mayroon."
🇺🇸 "Do you have money?" "Yes, I have."
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