EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to put, to place (command form)...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/pa-la-GAY/
FIL: Ang utos na ilagay o ipatong ang isang bagay sa isang partikular na lugar.
EN: to put, to place (command form)
This is the command form, a bit more forceful or direct than 'pakilagay'. It's what your mom says when she's had enough: 'Palagay mo nga 'yan sa mesa!' (Put that on the table, now!). The root 'lagay' means 'to put', and 'pa-' makes it causative, like 'Cause it to be put there.'
'pa-' + 'lagay'. A causative verb form, often used as a command.
This form is a command. It is the root of verbs like 'ipalagay' (to have something put).
🇵🇭 Palagay mo na lang diyan sa upuan ang mga dala mo.
🇺🇸 Just put your things there on the chair.
🇵🇭 Anak, palagay naman ng mga plato sa lababo.
🇺🇸 Child, please put the plates in the sink.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.