EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
will hug; will embrace...
apathy...
bile; gallbladder...
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/ya-YA-kap/
FIL: Nasa hinaharap na panahunan ng pandiwang yakap; ang kilos ng pagyakap na isasagawa pa lamang.
EN: will hug; will embrace
This is the future tense of a hug. It's the promise of comfort. 'Wag ka nang malungkot, **yayakap**in kita.' (Don't be sad anymore, I will hug you). It’s also what you tell your dog or cat you'll do after a long day at work. The ultimate antidote to a stressful day, but in future-tense form.
ROOT MEANING: hug, embrace
This is the future tense, actor-focus form of the verb 'yakap'. The object-focus future tense is 'yayakapin'.
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🇵🇭 Pagkauwi niya galing abroad, yayakap siya nang mahigpit sa kanyang mga anak.
🇺🇸 When he comes home from abroad, he will hug his children tightly.
🇵🇭 Sino ang unang yayakap sa'yo sa iyong pagbabalik?
🇺🇸 Who will hug you first upon your return?
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.