Kahimtang

situation / conditionnoun

Alternative meanings

situationnstatenconditionncircumstance or the way something currently is

Pronunciation

kah-HIM-tahng

Root and affixes

Related root: himtang. The form kahimtang expresses state, condition, or situation.

Variants or conjugations

sitwasyon = situation, a loanword used in conversationnkalagayan = condition or state, depending on contextnmaayong kahimtang = good situation or good condition

Related words and expressions

sitwasyon = situationnkondisyon = conditionnbutang = thing or matternpanghitabo = eventnsangputanan = result

Meaning and usage notes

Used to describe the state of a person, place, problem, matter, or context. “Sitwasyon” is also understood as a loanword, but “kahimtang” sounds more native for state or situation.