EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to make someone lie down, to lay someone down...
ferocity, fierceness, savagery...
to eat everything up, to devour...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/pa-hi-ga-IN/
FIL: Ilagay o iayos ang isang tao o bagay sa posisyong nakahiga.
EN: to make someone lie down, to lay someone down
This is what you do to a baby who has fallen asleep in your arms, or to a friend who's had one too many drinks. You are the agent causing the 'pahiga' state. 'Pahigain mo na 'yung bata' is the official command for 'Operation: Transfer Sleeping Kid to Bed Without Waking Them Up.'
From `pa-` (causative prefix) + `higa` (to lie down) + `-in` (object-focus suffix).
A causative verb. The subject of the verb causes the object to lie down.
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🇵🇭 Pahigain mo muna ang pasyente habang hinihintay natin ang doktor.
🇺🇸 Lay the patient down first while we wait for the doctor.
🇵🇭 Maingat niyang pinahiga sa kuna ang natutulog na sanggol.
🇺🇸 She carefully laid down the sleeping baby in the crib.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.