EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
bedridden due to illness...
patrolling; the act of conducting a patrol...
irrigation; the act of supplying water...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/na-ka-RA-tay sa BA-nig/
FIL: Isang matalinhagang pananalita para sa isang taong may malubhang sakit at hindi na makabangon sa higaan.
EN: bedridden due to illness
A classic, dramatic Filipino expression. It's not just "sick in bed," it's SICK in bed. It evokes images of old teleseryes where someone is gravely ill, lying on a traditional woven mat (banig). You don't use this for a simple cold; you use it when the chismis is that someone is really, really unwell. "Narinig mo ba? Si Mang Kanor, nakaratay sa banig."
Idiomatic expression. 'Ratay' means confined to bed due to sickness. 'Banig' is a handwoven mat.
This is a very specific and somewhat old-fashioned idiom. It implies a serious, long-term illness.
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🇵🇭 Matagal nang nakaratay sa banig ang matandang maysakit.
🇺🇸 The old sick man has been bedridden due to illness for a long time.
🇵🇭 Ipinagdasal nila ang agarang paggaling ng kanilang amang nakaratay sa banig.
🇺🇸 They prayed for the quick recovery of their father who was bedridden due to illness.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.