EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to have someone take care of something; to safegua...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/pa-ing-A-tan/
FIL: Ipagkatiwala sa iba ang pag-aalaga o pagprotekta sa isang bagay o tao mula sa pinsala o kapahamakan.
EN: to have someone take care of something; to safeguard
This is a command or a plea. 'Paingatan mo ang puso ko,' is the ultimate hugot line. It's what you say when you entrust something valuable to someone—a secret, a pet, your laptop, or your heart. It’s a level up from just 'ingatan'; the 'pa-' adds a sense of having it done by someone, a request for care.
ROOT MEANING: take care; be careful
The 'pa- ... -an' affix here means 'to cause care to be applied to something', often by someone else.
🇵🇭 Paingatan mo sana itong mga alahas na pamana pa ng lola.
🇺🇸 Please take good care of this jewelry inherited from grandmother.
🇵🇭 Ipinagkatiwala ko sa kanya ang aso ko para paingatan habang nasa bakasyon ako.
🇺🇸 I entrusted my dog to him to be taken care of while I'm on vacation.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.