
PAIR. (sa tagalog: PARES.)
as a NOUN:
- 1 a set of two, two that go together: (sa Tagalog: pares, paris, pareha.)
- 2 a single thing that cannot be used separately: In Tagalog this is ren- dered by the simple singular name of the subject. E.g. a "pair of scissors" or "scissors" are both expressed as gunting.
- 3 two people who are married: (sa Tagalog: mag-asawa, magkabiyak.)
- 4 two people who are engaged to be married: (sa Tagalog: magkatipan, magnobyo.)
- 5 two animals or birds that are mated: (sa Tagalog:mag-asawa, pares.)
as a VERB:
- 1 to arrange or be arranged in pairs: (sa Tagalog: magpareha, ipareha, pagparehahin, magpares, ipares, magtambal, itambal, pagtambalin.)
- 2 to mate: magpareha, ipareha 3 to pair off, to arrange in pairs or form into pairs; (sa Tagalog: magpareha, pagparehahin, magtambal, pagtambalin.)