malapit
Filipino / Tagalog language translation for the meaning of the word malapit in the Tagalog Dictionary.Definition for the Tagalog word malapit:
malapit 
[adjective] near; nearby; nearly; close; almost; imminent
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Root: lapit
Usage Notes:"Malapit ba ang bahay ninyó sa simbahan?" = Is your house close to the church?
"Mas malapit ang bahay namin sa panaderyá kaysa sa simbahan" = Our house is closer to the bakery than to the church.
"Malapit lang ba dito ang páaralán mo?" = Is your school near here/nearby?
"Huwág ka nang kumain ng biskwit at malapit na tayong magtánghalian" = Don't eat a biscuit anymore as we're just about to have lunch.
"Si Paul at si Mary ay malapit nang ikasál" = Paul and Mary are soon to be married.
"Tumahimik ka na at malapit na akóng mainís sa iyó" = Stop talking already as I am about to get irritated with you.
"Saán ang pinakamalapit na ospitál dito?" = Where's the nearest hospital here?
"Si Alice ay malapit na kamag-anak ni Peter" = Alice is a close relative of Peter.
"Nang nakatapos siláng kumain, malapit nang magsará ang restaurant" = By the time they finished eating, the restaurant was already about to close.
"Malapit na ang birthday mo, di ba?" = Your birthday is coming soon, isn't it?
Related words:
Malapít-lapít = relatively close
"Ang bahay ni Tom ay malapít-lapít sa opisina niyá" = Tom's house is relatively close to his office.
"Sa pakiramdám ni Bob, malapít-lapít na siyáng tumamà sa lotto" = Bob feels that he's somewhat close to winning the lotto.
Malapitan = up-close
"Nakita ni Beth ang kanyáng paboritong artista nang malapitan kahapon" = Beth saw her favorite actor up-close yesterday.
"Si James ay mukháng guwapo sa malayo, pero ibáng usapan na pag malapitan" = James looks handsome from afar, but it's a different story already when up-close.
"Mas malapit ang bahay namin sa panaderyá kaysa sa simbahan" = Our house is closer to the bakery than to the church.
"Malapit lang ba dito ang páaralán mo?" = Is your school near here/nearby?
"Huwág ka nang kumain ng biskwit at malapit na tayong magtánghalian" = Don't eat a biscuit anymore as we're just about to have lunch.
"Si Paul at si Mary ay malapit nang ikasál" = Paul and Mary are soon to be married.
"Tumahimik ka na at malapit na akóng mainís sa iyó" = Stop talking already as I am about to get irritated with you.
"Saán ang pinakamalapit na ospitál dito?" = Where's the nearest hospital here?
"Si Alice ay malapit na kamag-anak ni Peter" = Alice is a close relative of Peter.
"Nang nakatapos siláng kumain, malapit nang magsará ang restaurant" = By the time they finished eating, the restaurant was already about to close.
"Malapit na ang birthday mo, di ba?" = Your birthday is coming soon, isn't it?
Related words:
Malapít-lapít = relatively close
"Ang bahay ni Tom ay malapít-lapít sa opisina niyá" = Tom's house is relatively close to his office.
"Sa pakiramdám ni Bob, malapít-lapít na siyáng tumamà sa lotto" = Bob feels that he's somewhat close to winning the lotto.
Malapitan = up-close
"Nakita ni Beth ang kanyáng paboritong artista nang malapitan kahapon" = Beth saw her favorite actor up-close yesterday.
"Si James ay mukháng guwapo sa malayo, pero ibáng usapan na pag malapitan" = James looks handsome from afar, but it's a different story already when up-close.
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Related Filipino Words:
lapitlumapitpaglapitlapitanilapitmapalapítnalálapítmakalapitmalapitanpinakamalapitRelated English Words:
closenearnearbynearlyalmostimminent
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