mabuti
Swahili
Noun
mabuti
- plural of buti
Tagalog
Etymology
From ma- + buti.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maˈbuti/, [mɐˈbu.tɪ]
- (colloquial) IPA(key): /maˈbute/, [mɐˈbu.te]
- Hyphenation: ma‧bu‧ti
Adjective
mabuti (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜓᜆᜒ, plural mabubuti)
- good; fine
- Synonyms: magaling, mahusay
- Antonym: masama
Inflection
Degrees of mabuti
positive | singular | plural | root | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
mabuti | mabubuti | buti | ||||
superiority | inferiority | equality | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
comparative | mas mabuti | mas mabubuti | hindi gaanong mabuti | hindi gaanong mabubuti | kasimbuti | |
relative | absolute | |||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
superlative | ang pinakamabuti | ang pinakamabubuti | napakamabuti | napakamabubuti | pagkabuti | pagkabuti-buti |
Interjection
mabuti (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜓᜆᜒ)
- (chiefly sarcastic) good!; excellent!
- Mamamatay ka na? Mabuti! hahaha ― You're gonna die? Good! hahaha
- Synonyms: buweno, maganda
Adverb
mabuti
- well
Further reading
- “mabuti”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
- “mabuti” in Pinoy Dictionary, Cyberspace.ph, 2010-2023.