EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
one year...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/san-ta-ON/
FIL: Tumutukoy sa kabuuan ng isang taon o sa loob ng panahon na katumbas ng labindalawang buwan.
EN: one year
The amount of time it takes for your PhilHealth contributions to feel like a distant memory until you need to renew your NBI clearance again. It's 'isang taon' but make it snappy. "Santaon na akong naghihintay sa'yo."
Contraction of 'isang taon' (one year).
ROOT MEANING: year
This is a common contraction in both spoken and written Filipino. It can function as an adjective (santaong paghihintay) or adverbially (naghintay nang santaon).
🇵🇭 Halos santaon na siyang nagtatrabaho sa abroad.
🇺🇸 He has been working abroad for almost one year.
🇵🇭 Ipagdiriwang nila ang kanilang santaon na anibersaryo.
🇺🇸 They will celebrate their one-year anniversary.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.