EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to make someone wait...
finished; done for; terminated; killed...
to finish off; to kill...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/pa-pag-hin-ta-YIN/
FIL: Ang pagiging sanhi ng paghihintay ng isang tao; hindi pagdating o pag-aksyon sa takdang oras.
EN: to make someone wait
The ultimate 'Filipino time' power move. When you're running late, you text your friend, 'Pakisabi **papaghintayin** mo muna ako, 5 minutes pa!' even though you know it's 30. Also the favorite tactic of government agencies and slow Wi-Fi.
From `pa-` (causative prefix) + `pag-` + `hintay` (wait) + `-in` (object focus suffix).
A very common causative verb. It implies causing someone else to be in a state of waiting.
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🇵🇭 Nagalit siya dahil pinag-antay siya, pero hindi ko naman sinadyang papaghintayin siya.
🇺🇸 He got mad because he was made to wait, but I didn't mean to make him wait.
🇵🇭 Pakiusap, huwag mo akong papaghintayin sa wala.
🇺🇸 Please, don't make me wait for nothing.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.