EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to favor; to show preference for...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/pa-bo-RAN/
FIL: Bigyan ng higit na atensyon, kalamangan, o pagtatangi ang isang tao o bagay kaysa sa iba.
EN: to favor; to show preference for
This is what happens when your mom gives the last piece of fried chicken to your sibling. "Pinaboran mo na naman si bunso!" It's the act of playing favorites, whether it's the teacher's pet, the favorite child, or the BPO agent who always gets the best shifts. The root of all 'tampo'.
From 'pabor' + '-an' (suffix indicating the object of an action).
ROOT MEANING: favor
The object of the verb is the one being favored.
🇵🇭 Huwag mong paboran ang isang anak mo; dapat pantay-pantay ang pagtingin mo sa kanila.
🇺🇸 Don't favor one of your children; you should treat them equally.
🇵🇭 Mukhang pinaboran ng tadhana ang aming koponan ngayong gabi.
🇺🇸 It seems fate favored our team tonight.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.