EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to arm someone or a group...
editing...
grilled, barbecued...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/pa-san-da-ta-HAN/
FIL: Bigyan ng mga sandata ang isang tao o pangkat para sa depensa o pag-atake.
EN: to arm someone or a group
This is the full, formal verb for 'pasandata'. If 'pasandata' is the shout, '**pasandatahan**' is the detailed action plan. It's the process of equipping your troops. "Kailangang **pasandatahan** natin ang ating mga guwardiya," says the building admin. In the BPO world, it's when management gives you a new headset, a faster computer, and a script for irate callers—they're arming you for battle.
From `pa-` (causative prefix) + `sandata` (weapon) + `-han` (locative/object-focus verbal suffix).
ROOT MEANING: weapon
The complete verb form, more formal than the imperative 'pasandata'.
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🇵🇭 Ang plano ay pasandatahan ang mga residente para maipagtanggol nila ang kanilang baryo.
🇺🇸 The plan is to arm the residents so they can defend their village.
🇵🇭 Pinag-utos ng hari na pasandatahan ang kanyang buong hukbo.
🇺🇸 The king ordered to arm his entire army.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.