EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to get fat; to gain weight...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/tu-ma-BA/
FIL: Ang pagdagdag ng timbang o paglaki ng katawan dahil sa akumulasyon ng taba.
EN: to get fat; to gain weight
The official result of saying "diet starts tomorrow" for 365 days straight. It's what happens after the holidays, after a breakup feast, or after discovering the magic of unli-rice. A verb that is often used with a mix of 'hugot' and 'handa'.
From 'taba' (fat) with the -um- infix.
ROOT MEANING: fat; plump; stout
The verb is in the completed aspect (past tense). The infinitive is 'tumaba', present is 'tumataba', and future is 'tataba'.
🇵🇭 Tumaba ako nang limang libra pagkatapos ng Pasko.
🇺🇸 I gained five pounds after Christmas.
🇵🇭 Huwag kang mag-alala kung tumaba ka, ang mahalaga ay malusog ka.
🇺🇸 Don't worry if you got fat, what's important is that you're healthy.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.