EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to divide into half...
scar...
I swear; I promise...
Pang-uri
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/pa-la-ha-ti-AN/
FIL: Ang paghahati ng isang buong bagay sa dalawang magkasinlaking bahagi.
EN: to divide into half
The ultimate act of fairness (or forced fairness). 'Palahatian natin 'tong Lays, para walang away.' (Let's split this bag of Lays in half, so there's no fight). It's what you do with the last piece of pizza, the last sip of Coke, or the bill on a first date (sometimes).
'pa-' + 'la-' + 'hati' + '-an'. A complex formation. 'Hati' is 'half/divide'. 'Palahati' is 'half of each'. The verb form 'palahatian' means 'to make something half for each'.
The verb form. The noun is 'kalahati' (half).
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🇵🇭 Palahatian natin ang bayad sa taxi.
🇺🇸 Let's split the taxi fare in half.
🇵🇭 Niyaya niya akong palahatian ang kinita namin sa proyekto.
🇺🇸 He invited me to divide our project earnings in half.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.