grabe
See also: Grabe, grabé, grabë, and grabę
Bikol Central
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish grave.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: gra‧be
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɾabe/
Adjective
grábe
- appalling; horrible
- excessive; too much
- Synonyms: sobra, ngana
- grave; serious
- Synonyms: seryo, seryoso
Derived terms
- maggrabe
- pagrabe
German
Pronunciation
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Verb
grabe
- inflection of graben:
- first-person singular present
- first/third-person singular subjunctive I
- singular imperative
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡrabe]
Noun
grabe f
- inflection of grabă:
- indefinite plural
- indefinite genitive/dative singular
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɾabe/ [ˈɡɾa.β̞e]
- Rhymes: -abe
- Syllabification: gra‧be
- Homophone: grave
Verb
grabe
- inflection of grabar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish grave.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: gra‧be
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɾabe/, [ˈɡɾa.be]
Adjective
grabe (Baybayin spelling ᜄ᜔ᜇᜊᜒ)
- (informal) outrageous; intense
- Synonym: matindi
- 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!
- grave; serious
- Synonyms: matindi, malubha
- Grabe ang kanyang kondisyon, at kailangan niyang magpahinga.
- His condition is grave, and he needs to rest.
Derived terms
- grumabe
Interjection
grabe (Baybayin spelling ᜄ᜔ᜇᜊᜒ)
- an interjection used to express astonishment at the gravity or outrageousness of the situation: woah! 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
- grave; serious