EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to consume completely, to finish off...
To put down, to set down...
To apply, to fit closely, to administer...
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/u-MU-bos/
FIL: Ginamit o kinain ang lahat ng isang bagay hanggang sa wala nang natira.
EN: to consume completely, to finish off
The magic trick your dad performs on the leftover lechon. 'Umubos' is to make something disappear completely, whether it's food, your salary on 12.12, or your patience in traffic. It's the ultimate act of finishing something, leaving no survivors.
The verb is in the completed aspect (past tense). The infinitive is 'ubusin'. The actor-focus form is 'umubos'.
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🇵🇭 Sino ang umubos ng huling piraso ng pizza?
🇺🇸 Who finished off the last slice of pizza?
🇵🇭 Umubos siya ng isang galong ice cream dahil sa sama ng loob.
🇺🇸 He/She consumed a whole gallon of ice cream out of heartbreak.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.