pituhan
seven-seater or group of seven
From root: pito
Usage Note
Pituhan is formed with -an on pito (seven), denoting a vehicle, piece of furniture, or group arrangement with a capacity or composition of seven. It is most commonly applied to vehicles — a seven-seater van or jeepney configuration — and to team activities, paralleling apatan and limahan in the grouping-numeral series.
Examples
" Pituhan ang van namin. "
Natural Translation
Our van is a seven-seater.
Literal Translation
Seven-seater the van our.
" Kailangan natin ng pituhang upuan. "
Natural Translation
We need a seven-seater vehicle/seat.
Literal Translation
Need we of seven-seater seat.
" Dahil malaki ang aming pamilya, umarkila kami ng pituhang sasakyan para magkasya kaming lahat sa biyahe. "
Natural Translation
Because our family is big, we rented a seven-seater vehicle so all of us would fit on the trip.
Literal Translation
Because big the our family, rented we of seven-seater vehicle so fit we all at trip.
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