EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to have someone open (a book, etc.)...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/pa-buk-LAT/
FIL: Iutos o hilingin sa iba na buklatin o buksan ang isang bagay na may mga pahina tulad ng aklat o magasin.
EN: to have someone open (a book, etc.)
That feeling when you're too lazy to flip the page of your own kodigo during an exam, so you kick your seatmate and whisper, "Pabuklat nga ng notes mo." It's the 'pa-' prefix of delegation, specifically for things that turn a page.
From the causative prefix `pa-` and `buklat` (to leaf through, to open pages).
ROOT MEANING: act of opening or browsing a book
Used specifically for things with pages, like books, magazines, or notebooks. For a door, window, or box, you would use 'pabuksan'.
🇵🇭 Pabuklat mo naman sa bata ang kwentong-bayan sa pahina beinte.
🇺🇸 Please have the child open the folklore story to page twenty.
🇵🇭 Gusto ko sanang pabuklat ang album ng mga lumang litrato, pero baka maalala ko lang siya.
🇺🇸 I wanted to have someone open the album of old photos, but I might just remember him.
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