EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to benefit from; to make use of...
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FIL: Ang makakuha ng kapakinabangan, buti, o gamit mula sa isang bagay o tao; ang gamitin ang isang bagay sa isang kapaki-pakinabang na paraan.
EN: to benefit from; to make use of
This is the ultimate goal of "diskarte" or "raket". It's finding a way to get something useful out of a situation. You can 'pakinabangan' your old clothes by selling them online, your vacant room by putting it on Airbnb, or your "connections" to get a job. In a "hugot" context, it's what you hope your ex doesn't do to the next person: "Sana all 'di lang pinakinabangan at minahal din."
From pakinabang (benefit) + -an (verb suffix).
Can be neutral (to make use of) or negative (to exploit), depending on the context.
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🇵🇭 Sana ay pakinabangan mo nang husto ang pagkakataong ito.
🇺🇸 I hope you make full use of this opportunity.
🇵🇭 Ayokong maramdaman na ako'y pinakinabangan lamang niya.
🇺🇸 I don't want to feel that I was just exploited by him.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.