EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
is patching; is mending...
torpedo (weapon)...
to sabotage a courtship...
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/nag-ta-tag-PI/
FIL: Ang kasalukuyang kilos ng paglalagay ng tagpi sa isang butas o sira. Ito ay ang kasalukuyang anyo ng pandiwang 'magtagpi'.
EN: is patching; is mending
Your tita, right now, fixing your pants because you're clumsy. It's the process of making do with what you have. "Budget is tight this month, so I'm nagtatagpi our finances" is a mood. It's the act of trying to hold things together, literally and figuratively.
ROOT MEANING: patch
Ito ang imperpektibong aspekto (present tense) ng pandiwang 'magtagpi', na naglalarawan ng isang patuloy na kilos.
🇵🇭 Si nanay ay nagtatagpi ng aking uniporme.
🇺🇸 Mom is patching my uniform.
🇵🇭 Habang nagtatagpi siya ng bubong, biglang umulan.
🇺🇸 While he was mending the roof, it suddenly rained.
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