EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
please get along with; please adapt to...
to frown, to wrinkle...
to cling, to hold on tightly...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/pa-ki-ba-GA-yan/
FIL: Isang pakiusap na makisama, umayon, o iangkop ang sarili sa isang tao, sitwasyon, o kapaligiran.
EN: please get along with; please adapt to
This is what your mom tells you before dropping you off at a family party full of relatives you barely know. "Pakibagayan mo 'yung Tita mo," means "Please just laugh at your Auntie's corny jokes and don't start a political debate." It's a request to activate your 'pakikisama' mode for the sake of peace.
From paki- (request) + bagay (fit, suitable) + -an (locative/directional suffix).
ROOT MEANING: suitable; fitting; appropriate
A command form of the verb 'makibagay'. It's a request for someone to make an effort to conform or socialize, often for social harmony.
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🇵🇭 Pakibagayan mo na lang ang mga bago mong kasama sa trabaho.
🇺🇸 Please just try to get along with your new colleagues.
🇵🇭 Anak, pakibagayan mo ang pinsan mo galing probinsya.
🇺🇸 Child, please adapt to and be nice to your cousin from the province.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.