grabe

Borrowed from Spanish grave.

• Hyphenation: gra‧be
• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾabe/

grábe

1. appalling; horrible
2. excessive; too much

   Synonyms: sobra, ngana

3. grave; serious

   Synonyms: seryo, seryoso

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grabe

1. inflection of graben:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative

• IPA^(key):

grabe f

1. inflection of grabă:
   1. indefinite plural
   2. indefinite genitive/dative singular

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾabe/
• Rhymes: -abe
• Syllabification: gra‧be
• Homophone: grave

grabe

1. inflection of grabar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Borrowed from Spanish grave, from Latin gravis. See also bruto, gulo, and guro.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾabe/
• Rhymes: -abe
• Syllabification: gra‧be

grabe (Baybayin spelling ᜄ᜔ᜇᜊᜒ)

1. (informal) outrageous; intense

   Synonyms: matindi, (Quezon) yano

   Grabe 'yong nangyaring lindol sa Hapon!

   The earthquake that happened in Japan was outrageous!

   Grabe na talaga ang krimen dito sa Maynila!

   The crimes here in Manila are really getting out of control!

2. grave; serious

   Synonyms: matindi, malubha

   Grabe ang kanyang kondisyon, at kailangan niyang magpahinga.

   His condition is grave, and he needs to rest.

• grumabe

grabe (Baybayin spelling ᜄ᜔ᜇᜊᜒ)

1. expression of astonishment at the gravity or outrageousness of the situation: whoa! wow!

   Grabe! Nanalo ka ulit sa lotto?

   Wow! You won again in the lottery?

   Grabe! Wala ka talagang kuwenta!

   Wow! You're definitely worthless!

Borrowed from Spanish grave.

grabe

1. grave; serious