EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
succession, alternation, taking turns...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/pag-ha-ha-LI-li/
FIL: Ang kilos ng pagpapalitan ng posisyon, tungkulin, o lugar sa isa't isa; ang sistema ng pagsasalitan.
EN: succession, alternation, taking turns
This is the BPO agent's life: the constant 'paghahalili' of shifts. It's what you and your siblings do to take care of your parents. It's the 'tag-team' in wrestling, the 'sub' in basketball, or the political succession when one term ends and another begins. It’s the cycle of life, but for tasks and responsibilities.
From 'halili' (successor, substitute).
Can refer to taking turns in a task, or to formal succession of power or role.
🇵🇭 Mahalaga ang maayos na paghahalili ng kapangyarihan sa isang demokrasya.
🇺🇸 An orderly succession of power is important in a democracy.
🇵🇭 Nag-usap sila para sa paghahalili sa pagbabantay sa kanilang tindahan.
🇺🇸 They talked about taking turns in watching their store.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.