EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to have two people marry each other; to arrange a ...
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/pa-pag-a-sa-wa-HIN/
FIL: Pagsamahin sa kasal ang dalawang tao, kadalasan sa pamamagitan ng pag-aayos ng mga magulang o ibang tagapamagitan.
EN: to have two people marry each other; to arrange a marriage
The verb for 'arranged marriage.' This is what happens in historical dramas when the rich haciendero's daughter is forced to marry the son of another powerful family. You're causing them to become a married couple (mag-asawa). In modern times, it's what your tita tries to do when she introduces you to her friend's 'very successful and single' son.
ROOT MEANING: spouse
Causative verb. To cause two people to become spouses ('asawa'). This term is strongly associated with the concept of arranged marriages.
🇵🇭 Noong unang panahon, karaniwan na papag-asawahin ng mga magulang ang kanilang mga anak.
🇺🇸 In the old days, it was common for parents to have their children marry each other.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.