Magpiga (en. To squeeze)

mag-pee-gah

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

The act of pressing or squeezing something.

Squeeze a lemon to extract its juice.

Magpiga ka ng lemon para makuha ang katas nito.

Applying force to a substance to extract its content.

Squeeze the radish to extract its juice.

Magpiga ka ng labanos upang makuha ang katas.

Applying a pressing or pinching motion with fingers on an object.

Squeeze the blessings out of the offered food.

Magpiga ka ng grasya mula sa handog na pagkain.

From the root word 'piga'.

to extract juice

to obtain liquid from a fruit or vegetable

magpiga ng katas

squeeze

The action of squeezing or pressing something.

piga

To work hard or to strive for a solution.

You need to squeeze out all your efforts for the grade you want in this exam.

Kailangan mong magpiga para sa grade na gusto mo sa exam na ito.

To pretend or to act as if something didn’t happen.

Why are you acting like nothing happened between us?

Bakit ka magpiga na parang walang nangyari sa atin?

To join in or to engage in a conversation or interaction.

Hey, come on and join the conversation, don’t be shy!

Hoy, magpiga ka na dito sa usapan, wag kang mahiya!