EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to ask to press (a button)...
to take a picture of (a specific subject)...
to suffer from rheumatism...
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.
/pa-pin-DOT/
FIL: Isang pakiusap o pautos na paraan upang ipagawa sa iba ang pagpindot sa isang bagay, karaniwan ay isang buton o switch.
EN: to ask to press (a button)
The official word for "Can you press the button for me?" Used when you're too lazy to get up and turn on the fan, when your hands are full and you need someone to press the elevator button, or when you're in a jeepney and need to pass your fare. "Manong, papindot po ng para."
From the root word 'pindot' (press) and the prefix 'pa-', which indicates a request or command to have the action done by someone else.
ROOT MEANING: a press (of a button); a click
This is a command or request form, often used in the phrase 'papindot po'. It functions as a verb in a request structure.
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🇵🇭 Pakilagay mo na rin 'to sa Shopee cart ko, papindot na lang ng 'place order'.
🇺🇸 Please add this to my Shopee cart, just press 'place order' for me.
🇵🇭 Anak, papindot nga ng remote, palitan mo ang channel.
🇺🇸 Child, please press the remote for me, change the channel.
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.