grabe

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See also: Grabe, grabé, grabë, and grabę

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish grave.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

grábe

  1. appalling; horrible
  2. excessive; too much
    Synonyms: sobra, ngana
  3. grave; serious
    Synonyms: seryo, seryoso

Derived terms

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

grabe

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

Romanian

Pronunciation

Noun

grabe f

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

Verb

grabe

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

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

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.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Tausug: garabi

Interjection

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!

Yogad

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish grave.

Adjective

grabe

  1. grave; serious
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