tustos
tustós with stress marks
financial support; subsistence
Usage Note
Tustos means to provide financial support or to fund someone's needs — typically a parent supporting a child through school or a sponsor covering living expenses. It carries a sense of ongoing obligation and sacrifice, and reflects the strong Filipino family value of providing for dependents.
Examples
" Tinutustusan niya ang pamilya niya. "
Natural Translation
He supports his family financially.
Literal Translation
Is-supporting he the family his.
" Kailangan niya ng tustos para sa pag-aaral. "
Natural Translation
He/She needs financial support for his/her studies.
Literal Translation
Needs he/she of financial support for studies.
" Nagtatrabaho siya sa ibang bansa para tustusan ang pag-aaral ng kanyang mga kapatid sa probinsya. "
Natural Translation
She works abroad to fund her siblings' education back in the province.
Literal Translation
Is-working she in other country to support the studies of her siblings in province.
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