EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be fined...
torpedo (weapon)...
to sabotage a courtship...
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/pag-mul-ta-HIN/
FIL: Patawan ng multa o parusang pinansyal bilang kabayaran sa isang paglabag o kasalanan.
EN: to be fined
This is what happens when you get caught breaking a rule, especially traffic rules. The MMDA officer says, "Sir/Ma'am, ticket po." and suddenly, your budget for milk tea is gone. You're being asked to pay up for your mistake. It's the universe's way of saying, "Oops, that'll cost you."
From Spanish "multa" (fine). The prefix "pag-" and suffix "-hin" create a passive verb form, meaning "to be the object of fining."
This is a passive verb. The active form is "magmulta" (to fine someone). "Pagmultahin" focuses on the person receiving the fine.
🇵🇭 Pinagmulta siya ng isang libong piso dahil sa maling pagparada.
🇺🇸 He was fined one thousand pesos for illegal parking.
🇵🇭 Huwag kang mag-jaywalk kung ayaw mong pagmultahin.
🇺🇸 Don't jaywalk if you don't want to be fined.
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