Meaning of gumawa-gawa | Babel Free
ɡumaˌwaʔ ɡaˈwaʔDefinitions
- to make up; to fabricate (stories)
- to do as a test; to do idly or without a definite aim
- complete aspect of gumawa-gawa
Examples
“Mukhang gumagawa-gawa lang ng tsismis ang mga dyaryo e.”
It looks like the newspaper was just making the gossip up.
“Gumagawa-gawa lang ako ng disenyo na baka puwedeng imprentahin sa damit.”
I'm just making a design that could maybe get printed onto a shirt.
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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