EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
forgiving; tolerant; giving way...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.
/pa-RA-ya/
FIL: Mapagbigay, mapagpaumanhin, o ang pagkakaroon ng katangiang magparaya o magpaubaya sa iba.
EN: forgiving; tolerant; giving way
This is the art of giving way, of letting go, of being the 'bigger person.' It's when you let your sibling have the last piece of chicken joy. It's when you let someone cut in line because they look more stressed than you. In love, 'pagpaparaya' is the ultimate hugot move: 'Mahal kita, pero mas sasaya ka sa kanya, kaya magpaparaya na ako.' (I love you, but you'll be happier with them, so I'll give way.) It's the theme song of every martyr in a Filipino movie.
Hindi tiyak ang pinagmulan, ngunit malalim ang ugat sa kulturang Pilipino na may kinalaman sa pagbibigay at pakikipagkapwa-tao.
Madalas ginagamit sa anyong pandiwa na 'magparaya' (to give way) at pangngalan na 'pagpaparaya' (the act of giving way). Nagpapahiwatig ito ng sakripisyo para sa ikabubuti ng iba.
🇵🇭 Kailangan mong matutong magparaya para sa kapayapaan ng pamilya.
🇺🇸 You need to learn to give way for the sake of family peace.
🇵🇭 Ang kanyang pagpaparaya ay tanda ng tunay na pagmamahal.
🇺🇸 Her act of giving way is a sign of true love.
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Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.