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It was World Hand Hygiene Day last month! How do you say “hand” in your language?


GÁMAT • (GAH-muht)
hand
Tagálog (Filipino): kamáy


Derived Word
GÁMÁTAN • (GAH-MAH-tuhn)
doing something with the use of hands (like eating, washing things, etc.)
Tagálog (Filipino): kámáyan


Verb Conjugation
maggámat, mággámat, méggámat – to do something (like eating) by hand (Actor Focus)
gamátan, gagamátan, ginámat – to do something (like eating) by hand (Object Focus)


Example Sentence
Maggámat na ká mû. [Kap]
Magkamáy ka na lang. [Tag]
Just use your hands instead. [Eng]


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