From root: harap
Usage Note
Kaharap is the ka- companion form of harap, identifying the specific person positioned directly across from or in front of the speaker. It implies mutual orientation — both parties facing each other — and appears in formal etiquette instruction and in descriptions of meetings, debates, or confrontations.
Examples
" Sino ang kaharap mo? "
Natural Translation
Who is in front of you?
Literal Translation
Who the person-in-front you?
" Sino ang kaharáp mo sa hapag? "
Natural Translation
Who is across from you at the table?
Literal Translation
Who the person-in-front-of you at table?
" Sa mahabang pagpupulong, ang kaharap kong opisyal ay hindi tumingin sa akin kahit minsan. "
Natural Translation
During the long meeting, the official across from me did not look at me even once.
Literal Translation
In long meeting, the person-in-front my official is not looked at me even once.
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