EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
To pick (flowers, fruits)...
to dissolve; to abolish; to dismantle...
fallen; toppled; overthrown...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/pu-MI-tas/
FIL: Ang pagkuha ng bulaklak, bunga, o dahon mula sa tangkay o sanga nito sa pamamagitan ng mga daliri.
EN: To pick (flowers, fruits)
This is what you do in your Lola's garden when she's not looking. You see a perfect rose or a ripe mango and you just have to have it. That's 'pumitas'. It's also what you do to get sampaguita to make a lei. A very specific, delicate kind of 'getting'.
ROOT MEANING: the act of picking (fruits, flowers)
Specifically refers to picking by hand, usually from a plant or tree.
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🇵🇭 Nais kong pumitas ng isang rosas para sa iyo.
🇺🇸 I want to pick a rose for you.
🇵🇭 Pumitas kami ng hinog na mangga mula sa puno.
🇺🇸 We picked ripe mangoes from the tree.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.