EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to start (an engine)...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.
/pa-an-da-RIN/
FIL: Simulang paganahin ang isang makina o sasakyan.
EN: to start (an engine)
The first command you give your car in the morning, your laptop when you start work, or the generator during a brownout. It's the "Let's get this show on the road!" moment for any machine. Also, what you do to your brain with a strong cup of coffee.
From `pa-` (causative prefix) + `andar` (to run, to function, from Spanish 'andar' meaning 'to walk') + `-in` (object-focus suffix).
ROOT MEANING: running state (of a machine); function
Used for machinery, vehicles, and appliances. Can also be used metaphorically for starting a process.
🇵🇭 Pakisuyo, paandarin mo ang kotse habang naghahanda ako.
🇺🇸 Please start the car while I get ready.
🇵🇭 Hindi ko alam kung paano paandarin ang bagong washing machine.
🇺🇸 I don't know how to make the new washing machine run.
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Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.