EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
decrease, descent, lowering...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/pag-ba-BA/
FIL: Ang akto ng pagpunta sa mas mababang posisyon, lebel, o halaga; o ang resulta ng naturang akto.
EN: decrease, descent, lowering
That feeling when your sweldo is gone five days after payday—that's the rapid **pagbaba** of your bank account. It's also what happens to your social battery after a long family reunion, or the sudden drop in your WiFi signal during an important Zoom call.
The `pag-` prefix nominalizes the root `baba` (down, low).
ROOT MEANING: low; short (in height)
Can refer to physical descent, getting off a vehicle, or a decrease in value, level, or quantity.
🇵🇭 Ramdam na ramdam ang pagbaba ng presyo ng bilihin.
🇺🇸 The decrease in the prices of goods is very noticeable.
🇵🇭 Naging mabilis ang kaniyang pagbaba mula sa tuktok ng bundok.
🇺🇸 His descent from the top of the mountain was fast.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.