Makatumbas (en. To match)

ma-ka-tum-bas

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

Reaching the level of a person or thing.

He cannot match the skill of his teacher.

Hindi siya makatumbas sa husay ng kanyang guro.

To provide an equal value or equivalent.

The reward should match the difficulty of the work.

Ang gantimpala ay dapat makatumbas sa hirap ng trabaho.

To meet at a level.

In his opinion, no one matches his abilities.

Sa kanyang opinyon, wala nang taong makatumbas sa kanyang kakayahan.

from the root 'tumbas' meaning 'to compete' or 'to measure'

equivalent value

value corresponding to the payment made

makatumbas na halaga

tumbas

Root word meaning 'to measure' or 'to compete'.

tumbas

equivalent

There's no one who can match his skills in basketball.

Walang makatumbas sa galing niya sa basketball.

on par with

Sometimes, there's really no one on par with the creativity of the people here.

Minsan, wala talagang makatumbas sa creativity ng mga tao dito.

equal counterpart

The new game has an excitement equal to the old version.

Ang bagong laro ay may makatumbas na excitement sa lumang version.

same level

You should know that there are no superbikes yet that are on the same level as the speed of the new release.

Dapat malaman mo na wala pang superbikes na makatumbas sa speed ng bagong salida.