Kailangan nating magtipid.

to need

Breakdown of Kailangan nating magtipid.

• nating: we
• magtipid: to economize; spend less

Questions & Answers about Kailangan nating magtipid.

What is the literal structure of Kailangan nating magtipid?

A very close breakdown is:

• kailangan = necessary / needed
• nating = natin
  • linker -g
• magtipid = to be frugal / to save / to economize

So the sentence is literally something like It is necessary for us to economize, which naturally becomes We need to save or We need to be frugal.

What does kailangan mean here?

In this sentence, kailangan means necessary or needed.

It is commonly used in Filipino to express need:

• Kailangan ko = I need
• Kailangan mo = You need
• Kailangan natin = We need

So Kailangan nating magtipid means that saving or being frugal is necessary.

Why is it nating instead of natin?