EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
To make ten; to divide into ten parts...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.
/sam-PU-in/
FIL: Gawing sampu ang bilang o dami ng isang bagay; hatiin sa sampung bahagi.
EN: To make ten; to divide into ten parts
The verb form of 'ten.' When your manager says, 'You have 8 reports, sampuin mo na 'yan,' they mean 'make it ten.' It's the action of rounding up or completing a set to ten. Not a super common word, but it shows the flexibility of Tagalog verbs.
ROOT MEANING: Ten
Isang pandiwa na nabuo sa pamamagitan ng pagdaragdag ng hulaping '-in' sa bilang na 'sampu'. Hindi ito karaniwang ginagamit sa pang-araw-araw na pag-uusap.
🇵🇭 Kulang pa tayo ng dalawa, sampuin na natin ang mga silya para sa bisita.
🇺🇸 We're still short by two, let's make it ten chairs for the guests.
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Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.