EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to ride, to get on (a vehicle)...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.
/su-ma-KAY/
FIL: Pumasok o umakyat sa isang sasakyan upang maglakbay.
EN: to ride, to get on (a vehicle)
The daily grind of every commuter. Yung tipong makikipagsiksikan ka sa MRT, hahabulin ang jeep na paalis na, o mag-aabang ng Angkas sa gitna ng rush hour. To sumakay is to hop on for a ride. Pwede ring 'sumakay sa trip,' which means to go along with a joke or a plan. 'Bes, sumakay ka na lang sa trip namin!'
ROOT MEANING: to ride; to get on; to board
Can also be used figuratively to mean 'to go along with' or 'to play along.' The -um- infix indicates a completed action (past tense).
🇵🇭 Maaga siyang sumakay ng bus para hindi mahuli sa trabaho.
🇺🇸 He rode the bus early so he wouldn't be late for work.
🇵🇭 Sumakay na lang ako sa biro niya para hindi na humaba ang usapan.
🇺🇸 I just played along with his joke so the conversation wouldn't drag on.
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Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.