Mangutang (en. To borrow)

maŋ'u.taŋ

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

The act of getting something from another person with the intention of returning it in the future.

I need to borrow money for my tuition.

Kailangan kong mangutang para sa aking tuition.

Asking for financial help from another person or from a bank.

I will borrow from the bank to buy a house.

Mangutang ako sa bangko upang makabili ng bahay.

Acquiring something with no guarantee that it will be returned.

Borrowing comes with the responsibility to pay it back.

Ang mangutang ay may kasamang responsibilidad na magbayad.

Derived from the root word 'utang' which means 'debt' or 'obligation'.

Borrowing money

Requesting money from another person.

Mangutang ng pera

Borrowing from a friend

Borrowing money from a friend.

Mangutang sa kaibigan

debt

An obligation that needs to be paid.

utang

Borrowing money as a debt.

I need to borrow money from him for my fare later.

Kailangan kong mangutang sa kanya para sa pamasahe ko mamaya.

Borrowing from someone and not paying them back.

He's intentionally borrowing from friends but not paying them back.

Sinasadya niyang mangutang sa mga tropa pero hindi nagbabayad.

Borrowing excessively to the point of being unable to repay.

His loans became a burden because they were just too many.

Naging pabigat sa kanya ang kanyang mga mangutang kasi sobrang dami na.

Evading repayment of debt.

It's like ghosting; he borrowed but just left us hanging on payment.

Parang ghosting, nangutang siya pero pinaasa lang kami sa pagbabayad.