EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to make a space/gap for...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/pu-WA-ngan/
FIL: Lagyan ng puwang o agwat ang isang bagay o lugar.
EN: to make a space/gap for
This is what you do when your friend wants to sit between you and your bae on the jeepney. You 'make space.' 'Bes, puwangan mo naman ako dyan.' It's the act of creating that gap, whether it's on a bench or in a schedule.
From 'puwang' + '-an' suffix.
ROOT MEANING: space, gap, opening
The verb form of 'puwang', meaning to actively create a gap.
🇵🇭 Puwangan mo ang mga libro sa estante para hindi magkadikit.
🇺🇸 Make space between the books on the shelf so they aren't touching.
🇵🇭 Kailangang puwangan ang iskedyul para sa biglaang pulong.
🇺🇸 We need to make space in the schedule for the sudden meeting.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.