EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
sitting; is sitting down...
to wash the dishes...
to talk, to converse...
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/u-mu-U-po/
FIL: Ang kilos ng paglalagay ng katawan sa isang upuan o anumang patag na ibabaw; nasa akto ng pag-upo.
EN: sitting; is sitting down
This is the '-ing' form of sitting. What you're doing while scrolling through social media. 'Paupo na ako' is what you say when you finally find a seat on the MRT. Umuupo is the progressive tense, the state of being seated or the action of getting seated. "Saan ka umuupo?" can mean "Where are you sitting?" or "Where do you usually sit?".
From `upo` (sit) with the `um-` infix and reduplication of the first syllable of the root.
ROOT MEANING: to sit, sit down
This is the present progressive tense of the verb 'umupo' (to sit).
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🇵🇭 Palagi siyang umuupo sa harap para makinig nang mabuti sa klase.
🇺🇸 He is always sitting in front to listen well in class.
🇵🇭 Bakit ka umuupo sa sahig kung may bakanteng silya?
🇺🇸 Why are you sitting on the floor when there's a vacant chair?
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.