Kalapit (en. Neighboring)

ka-la-pit

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

adjective

Means near or adjacent.

The neighboring house has a beautiful garden.

Ang kalapit na bahay ay may magarang hardin.

Refers to the environment or area that is close.

The nearby school has hardworking teachers.

Ang kalapit na paaralan ay may mga masisipag na guro.

Can refer to a person or thing that is next to.

I live in the neighboring house of my friend.

Nakatira ako sa kalapit na bahay ng aking kaibigan.

Root word from 'lapit' meaning near or adjacent.

neighboring town

A town that is in close location.

kalapit na bayan

neighboring stores

Stores that are next to each other.

kalapit na mga tindahan

approach

Indicates the distance of something that is near.

lapit

near

Means at a short distance.

malapit

friend or acquaintance

The house next door, they're my friends from the gang.

Yung kalapit na bahay, sila yung mga kasama ko sa barkada.

nearby or next to

Marco is just next to me in class, so we often study together.

Kalapit ko lang si Marco sa klase, kaya madalas kaming nag-aaral together.

just moved close, new

I just moved here to the village, I don't know the people very well yet.

Bago lang akong kalapit dito sa barangay, hindi ko pa masyado kilala ang mga tao.