EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
How many for each?...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/tig-i-i-LAN/
FIL: Isang tanong na tumutukoy sa bilang o dami na nakalaan para sa bawat isa sa isang pangkat.
EN: How many for each?
The question you ask your friend who just came back from a trip with pasalubong. "So, tig-iilan ang keychains na dala mo? Para alam ko kung aasa pa ba ako." It's the official question for fair distribution.
From "tig-" (prefix for distribution) + "ilan" (how many).
The "Tig-" prefix denotes distribution among a group. Can also be written as 'Tig-ilan'.
🇵🇭 Tig-iilan ang dapat nating ibigay na candy sa bawat bata?
🇺🇸 How many for each of us should we give candies to each child?
🇵🇭 Hindi ko alam kung tig-iilan tayo sa bayad, kaya hatiin na lang natin nang pantay-pantay.
🇺🇸 I don't know how many each of us should pay, so let's just split it equally.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.