EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
is able to speak...
totally devoted...
entrepreneur...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
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FIL: May kakayahang magpahayag ng mga salita o kaisipan sa pamamagitan ng bibig; may abilidad na kumausap.
EN: is able to speak
When the shy person in your group project finally speaks up, or when a toddler says their first word. It's having the ability, the courage, or the physical capacity to talk. Also, that moment you can finally talk again after a bad sore throat.
From nakapag- (ability) + duplicated first syllable of root sa- + salita (word, speak). This is the present/imperfective 'can' form.
Emphasizes the ability to speak, which might have been previously absent or hindered.
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🇵🇭 Pagkatapos ng operasyon, hindi pa siya agad nakapagsasalita.
🇺🇸 After the operation, he was not immediately able to speak.
🇵🇭 Tuwang-tuwa ang mga magulang nang nakapagsasalita na ang kanilang anak.
🇺🇸 The parents were overjoyed when their child was finally able to speak.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.