EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
cleaning (present tense)...
just in case; if ever...
migrant farmworker; seasonal laborer...
Pang-uri
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/nag-li-li-NIS/
FIL: Kasalukuyang nagsasagawa ng kilos upang alisin ang dumi, kalat, o anumang bagay na nagpaparungis sa isang lugar o bagay.
EN: cleaning (present tense)
That Saturday morning ritual your mom enforces. It's the act of making a place presentable, usually because may bisitang darating. 'Shhh, 'wag kang maingay, naglilinis si Mama, baka mapag-initan ka.' It's the sound of walis, bunot, and the impending fear of being asked to help.
From "linis" (clean) with the "nag-" prefix and "-li-" infix.
ROOT MEANING: cleanliness
A very common verb for the act of cleaning in the present progressive tense.
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🇵🇭 Tuwing Sabado, naglilinis kami ng buong bahay.
🇺🇸 Every Saturday, we are cleaning the whole house.
🇵🇭 Naglilinis ako ng kwarto kaya maalikabok.
🇺🇸 I am cleaning my room, that's why it's dusty.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.