EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to get ahead of; to beat someone to it; to preempt...
historical...
group, team, faction, set...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/u-NA-han/
FIL: Ang paggawa ng isang bagay bago pa man ito magawa ng iba; ang paglampas o pag-una sa iba sa isang karera o gawain.
EN: to get ahead of; to beat someone to it; to preempt
The official sport in Metro Manila traffic and in office gossip. "Unahan mo na si Marites, baka ikalat niya." (Beat Marites to it, she might spread it.) It's the kiasu culture of getting there first, whether it's for a seat on the bus, the last piece of lechon, or a promotion. It's a race, and you better unahan them.
From `una` (first) with the `-an` suffix.
ROOT MEANING: first; primary; before
Can also mean 'front part' or 'the space in front', but is most commonly used as a verb.
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🇵🇭 Kailangan mong unahan ang iba para makakuha ng magandang pwesto.
🇺🇸 You need to get ahead of the others to get a good spot.
🇵🇭 Inunahan niya akong magsalita kaya hindi ko nasabi ang gusto kong sabihin.
🇺🇸 He spoke before I could, so I wasn't able to say what I wanted to say.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.