EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to strengthen; to make durable...
disenchantment; loss of affection...
speechlessness; state of being silent...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/ti-BA-yan/
FIL: Gawing mas matatag, mas matibay, o mas permanente ang isang bagay, istruktura, o relasyon.
EN: to strengthen; to make durable
This is what you tell your friend when their *marupok* (fragile) heart is about to fall for the wrong person again. "Bes, tibayan mo 'yang puso mo!" It's also what your Tita tells the carpenter when she wants the new fence to survive the next typhoon and the neighborhood gossip.
ROOT MEANING: durability; strength; resilience; sturdiness
The suffix '-an' here turns the root 'tibay' (strength, durability) into a verb meaning to apply that quality to something.
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🇵🇭 Tibayan mo ang pagkakatali ng lubid para hindi makawala ang aso.
🇺🇸 Strengthen the knot of the rope so the dog can't get loose.
🇵🇭 Kailangan nating tibayan ang ating loob sa harap ng mga pagsubok.
🇺🇸 We need to strengthen our resolve in the face of challenges.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.