EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to expand...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/pa-la-WA-kin/
FIL: Gawing mas malawak, mas malaki, o mas komprehensibo ang isang espasyo, saklaw, kaalaman, o impluwensya.
EN: to expand
What you need to do to your vocabulary, your patience, and your pants after the holidays. It's the act of making something bigger, wider, or more comprehensive. 'Expand your horizons' is 'Palawakin ang iyong pananaw.'
From 'pa-' (causative prefix) + 'lawak' (width, breadth) + '-in' (object-focus suffix).
ROOT MEANING: width
A command or infinitive form. Conjugates as pinapalawak (is expanding), pinalawak (expanded), and papalawakin (will expand).
🇵🇭 Nais ng kumpanya na palawakin ang kanilang operasyon sa ibang bansa.
🇺🇸 The company wants to expand its operations to other countries.
🇵🇭 Kailangan mong palawakin ang iyong pang-unawa sa sitwasyon.
🇺🇸 You need to expand your understanding of the situation.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.