EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to grope for; to fumble for...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/u-ma-PU-hap/
FIL: Hanapin ang isang bagay sa pamamagitan ng paggamit ng kamay o pakiramdam, lalo na kapag hindi ito makita.
EN: to grope for; to fumble for
This is what you do when the power goes out and you're trying to find your phone or a candle. It's that frantic, blind patting motion on your bedside table. It's also used figuratively for trying to grasp a difficult idea.
Tagalog verb infix '-um-' + 'apuhap'
Often implies searching for something in the dark or without the sense of sight.
🇵🇭 Umapuhap siya ng switch ng ilaw sa dilim.
🇺🇸 He groped for the light switch in the dark.
🇵🇭 Tila siya'y umapuapuhap ng tamang salita na sasabihin.
🇺🇸 It seems he was fumbling for the right words to say.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.