Dalawahin (en. To make it twice)

/da-la-wa-hin/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

A verb describing an action done in pairs or doubled.

They made the problem twice as much to resolve it faster.

Ginawa nilang dalawahin ang prublema upang mas mabilis na maresolba.

adjective

Indicates the performance of an action twice or twofold.

His purchase is double, so it's very heavy.

Ang kanyang pagbili ay dalawahin, kaya napakabigat.

Derived from the root word 'dalawa' meaning 'two'.

double the effort

Increase the effort to achieve results.

dalawahin ang effort

double the time

Twice the time allocation for a task.

dalawahin ang oras

two

A number that follows one.

dalawa

double

Expresses being double or something that happened twice.

doble

Take two, like two of something or someone.

Just take two burgers, we won't be full with just one.

Dalawahin mo na lang ang mga burgers, hindi kami mabubusog kapag isa lang.

To mean two in a situation; or sometimes, to disregard one.

When you double the number of guests, the food might not be enough.

Kapag dalawahin mo ang number ng guests, baka hindi na umabot ang pagkain.

To call two people to complete the group.

Let's double the team so the work gets done faster.

Dalawahin na lang natin ang team para mas mabilis ang trabaho.