EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to race for something; to scramble for...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/pag-u-na-HAN/
FIL: Ang magkarera o mag-agawan sa pagkuha o pag-abot sa isang bagay, posisyon, o pagkakataon.
EN: to race for something; to scramble for
This is what happens when a jeepney arrives during rush hour and everyone scrambles for a seat. Or when there's free food at the office pantry. It's a mad dash, a competition to get something desirable first.
ROOT MEANING: first; primary; before
Implies competition and urgency. The object of the verb is what is being scrambled for. The verb 'mag-unahan' is the actor-focus form.
🇵🇭 Nag-init ang ulo niya nang pag-unahan siya sa huling piraso ng lechon.
🇺🇸 He got angry when they raced him for the last piece of lechon.
🇵🇭 Huwag nating pag-unahan ang mga upuan; marami namang bakante.
🇺🇸 Let's not scramble for the seats; there are many vacant ones.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.