Paryente (en. Relative)

/pa-ryen-te/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

noun

A person who belongs to the family or is related to someone by blood or marriage.

My relative came to our celebration.

Ang aking paryente ay dumating sa aming pagdiriwang.

An individual who is related to another person at a family level.

I have many relatives abroad.

Mayroon akong maraming paryente sa ibang bansa.

A person who is related to another person within family groups.

We need to call our relatives for our meeting.

Kailangan nating tawagan ang ating mga paryente sa ating pagpupulong.

from the Spanish word 'pariente'

kin

people who have familial connections

kamag-anak

close relatives

relatives who are close to each other

malapit na kaanak

blood

refers to people who are related to each other through family.

dugo

marriage

related to the union through marriage.

kasal

Close relative

My sibling is my relative here, that's why we often meet.

Kapatid ko ang paryente ko dito, kaya madalas kaming magkita.

Distant relative

That relative of mine, I don't know them very well anymore.

Yung paryente kong yun, hindi ko na siya kilala ng mabuti.

Story about lineage or family

The story at the reunions is about her relatives.

Tungkol sa mga paryente niya ang kwento sa mga reunion.