Hiram (en. Borrow)

/hiraʔm/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

noun

The process of taking something that is not yours, with the agreement to return it to the owner.

I need to borrow a book from my friend.

Kailangan kong hiram ng libro mula sa kaibigan ko.

An item that has been taken or borrowed from another person.

I have borrowed tools from my neighbor.

May hiram akong tools sa aking kapitbahay.

verb

The action of taking or using something that you do not own.

You should borrow that gadget carefully.

Dapat mong hiram ang gadget na iyon ng maingat.

The process of requesting to take something from others.

He started to borrow money to pay off his debt.

Nagsimula siyang hiram ng pera upang makabayad ng utang.

Borrow money

To take money from another person with the intention of returning it.

Maghiram ng pera

Borrowed item

An item that has been borrowed from someone else.

Hiram na bagay

debt

An obligation to pay a certain amount of money or wealth to another person.

utang

borrowing

The process of taking something with the agreement that it must be returned.

pag-utang

To borrow (in a sense of owing something)

Oh man, it feels like I'm totally borrowing from him, I haven't even paid him back yet.

Nako, parang hiram na hiram na ako sa kanya, hindi pa ako nakakabayad.

Just going along with someone to keep the peace

I'm just smoothing things over with him, but it's fine too.

Hiram-hiram lang yung pakikisama ko sa kanya, pero okay na din.

Taking credit for something that isn't yours

It’s like he's borrowing all the pride for what he did, but he didn’t even invent it.

Para bang hiram na hiram ang pagmamalaki niya sa ginawa niya pero hindi naman siya ang nag-imbento.