EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to separate (multiple things/people)...
green beans...
legal confrontation...
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FIL: Ang akto ng pagbubukod-bukod o paglalayo sa isa't isa ng isang grupo ng mga tao, bagay, o ideya.
EN: to separate (multiple things/people)
This is what a teacher does to noisy students, what you do with your laundry (whites and colors), or what happens to a barkada after graduation. It's the great divide. Can also be used for sorting things, like separating M&Ms by color because you're a monster, or sorting your feelings for your ex (it's complicated).
ROOT MEANING: separate; apart
The root "hiwalay" is reduplicated to indicate that multiple items or groups are being separated. It's a command/object-focus form.
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🇵🇭 Kailangang paghiwa-hiwalayin ang mga basura sa nabubulok at di-nabubulok.
🇺🇸 We need to separate the trash into biodegradable and non-biodegradable.
🇵🇭 Sinubukan silang paghiwa-hiwalayin ng tadhana, ngunit nanatili silang matatag.
🇺🇸 Fate tried to separate them, but they remained strong.
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