EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
childhood...
whooping cough...
anyway; in the end; besides...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang bagay na walang matulis na dulo o talim; mapurol.
/pag-ka-BA-ta/
FIL: Ang yugto ng buhay mula sa pagiging sanggol hanggang sa bago maging dalaga o binata; ang panahon ng pagiging bata.
EN: childhood
The era of your life powered by Treetop, Yakult, and a diet of '90s cartoons. It's that magical time before bills, back pain, and existential dread kicked in. The time when your biggest problem was getting home before the streetlights came on. #Nostalgia
From 'pagka-' (state/period of being) + 'bata' (child).
ROOT MEANING: child; kid
A very common word referring to the period of one's life as a child.
🇵🇭 Masaya ang kanyang pagkabata sa probinsya.
🇺🇸 His childhood in the province was happy.
🇵🇭 Naalala ko noong aking pagkabata, naglalaro kami ng tumbang preso.
🇺🇸 I remember during my childhood, we used to play tumbang preso.
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Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang bagay na walang matulis na dulo o talim; mapurol.