EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to allow oneself to be left behind; to stay behind...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/pa-I-wan/
FIL: Ang sadya o sinasadyang pagpapahintulot na maiwan sa isang lugar o sitwasyon.
EN: to allow oneself to be left behind; to stay behind
That feeling when your friends are all going out but you're too tired, so you say, "Sige, paiwan na lang ako." It's the official verb for JOMO (Joy of Missing Out). It can also be a bit sad, like when you volunteer to be the one left behind. "Okay lang, mauna na kayo, paiwan ako." *cries internally*
From `iwan` (to leave) + prefix `pa-`.
A reflexive-like verb where the subject allows the action of 'being left' to happen to them.
🇵🇭 Gusto kong paiwan sa probinsya habang nagbabakasyon sila sa siyudad.
🇺🇸 I want to stay behind in the province while they vacation in the city.
🇵🇭 Nagdesisyon siyang paiwan upang alagaan ang kanilang maysakit na ina.
🇺🇸 He decided to be left behind to take care of their sick mother.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.