EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
is starting; is beginning...
kicking; kicks in...
to hiss; to make a 'psst' sound...
Pang-uri
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/nag-u-um-pi-SA/
FIL: Ang kasalukuyang kilos ng pagsisimula ng isang gawain, pangyayari, o proseso.
EN: is starting; is beginning
That 'Day 1' feeling. Monday morning. The first page of a new notebook. The first 5 minutes of your diet before you see a Jollibee. It’s the opposite of 'sana matapos na 'to.' It’s the 'let's do this!'... for now. 'Pa-join ako mamaya, **nag-uumpisa** pa lang ang meeting namin.'
From Spanish 'empezar' (to start).
ROOT MEANING: start; beginning
Present progressive tense of 'mag-umpisa'. Synonym of 'nagsisimula'.
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🇵🇭 Nag-uumpisa pa lang ang palabas, huwag kang maingay.
🇺🇸 The show is just starting, don't be noisy.
🇵🇭 Pakiramdam ko, nag-uumpisa na ang ulan.
🇺🇸 I feel like the rain is starting.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.