Question: How to use "Bitin"

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Sep 15 2021, 8:42am CST ~ 2 years, 7 mos ago.

Hello all!

I've been working my way through the top 2000 flash cards and noticed there aren't examples of "bitin" as in (adj) hanging/suspended/short/insufficient/lacking.

Can anyone give me an example of its use in a sentence!

Salamat!

Sep 15 2021, 10:22am CST ~ 2 years, 7 mos ago.

Bit8n has many uses in different co trxt.

It ca mean bitin na pantalon - pants that are a bit short, or cliffhanger - bitin yung ending or ii sufficient amount - bitin yung kinain ko (the food was 't enough)

Sep 16 2021, 6:59am CST ~ 2 years, 7 mos ago.

The root bitin is a great example of the elegance of Filipino to take a core meaning and extend through analogy... an object hanging...to suspended between thumb and and a finger tip...to dangling at your whim. If you hear it, somone may not be entirely satisfied.

Sep 16 2021, 2:29pm CST ~ 2 years, 7 mos ago.

@Bituingmaykinang Great content. Great examples.

But I hear the expression in daily conversaation only in one context. Yata...my conversations are not represetnative?

Great content.

Sep 19 2021, 2:33am CST ~ 2 years, 7 mos ago.

@BoraMac You're correct! I had a relationship with a Filipina who often said (after an engagement) "bitin ako," Haha

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