EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to work for; to earn...
famine; season of hunger...
half-cooked; undercooked...
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/pag-tra-ba-HU-han/
FIL: Ang paglalaan ng sipag, oras, at kasanayan upang makamit o matamo ang isang bagay, o bilang kapalit sa sahod o kabayaran.
EN: to work for; to earn
This is the ultimate 'earn it' verb. You want that new phone? Pagtrabahuhan mo. That promotion? Pagtrabahuhan mo. Your crush's attention? Nako, good luck diyan, but you still have to pagtrabahuhan 'yan. It's the grind, the hustle, the effort you pour into something to deserve it.
From Spanish 'trabajo' (work).
ROOT MEANING: work, job, labor
Often used to emphasize the effort required to obtain something.
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🇵🇭 Kailangan mong pagtrabahuhan ang bawat sentimong kinikita mo.
🇺🇸 You need to work for every centavo you earn.
🇵🇭 Pinagtrabahuhan niya nang husto ang kanyang posisyon sa kumpanya.
🇺🇸 She really worked hard for her position in the company.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.