EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to go up on; to climb on...
Annoying; infuriating...
Vulture...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/sam-PA/
FIL: Ang pag-akyat o pagpunta sa ibabaw ng isang bagay, tulad ng mesa, hagdanan, o bubong.
EN: to go up on; to climb on
What your mom yells at you not to do on the new sofa. "Huwag kang **umakyat** diyan!" It's also what you do when you need to change a lightbulb, or when the floodwaters are rising and the only safe place is the roof. From climbing trees to climbing the corporate ladder, it all starts with sampa.
Can be used literally (climbing a physical object) or figuratively (e.g., "sumampa sa kasikatan" - to rise to fame). Common forms are sumampa (past), sumasampa (present), sasampa (future).
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🇵🇭 Sumampa ang pusa sa bubong para habulin ang ibon.
🇺🇸 The cat climbed on the roof to chase the bird.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.