Bedeutung
Help is useless if the need is gone.
Kultureller Hintergrund
This proverb is a staple of Tagalog moral education (GMRC), taught to children to emphasize promptness and responsibility. In cities like Manila, this is the go-to phrase for complaining about traffic-related delays that cause missed opportunities. It is a common headline in newspapers to criticize the 'slow-moving' nature of government aid during calamities. Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) often use this when sending money home for an emergency that has already passed.
Shorten for Impact
In a heated argument or a fast-paced text, just say 'Aanhin pa ang damo?' Everyone will know exactly what you mean.
Don't be too cynical
Using this too often can make you sound ungrateful. Use it only when the delay has caused a real problem.
Bedeutung
Help is useless if the need is gone.
Shorten for Impact
In a heated argument or a fast-paced text, just say 'Aanhin pa ang damo?' Everyone will know exactly what you mean.
Don't be too cynical
Using this too often can make you sound ungrateful. Use it only when the delay has caused a real problem.
Teste dich selbst
Complete the proverb.
Aanhin pa ang damo kung ______ na ang kabayo?
'Patay' (dead) is the essential word that makes the grass useless.
Which situation best fits the proverb?
A company offers a raise to an employee who already resigned and started a new job.
The help (raise) is too late because the 'horse' (employee) is already 'dead' to the company.
Choose the best response.
Lito: 'Pasensya na, ngayon ko lang nabayaran ang utang ko sa ospital niyo.' Nurse: 'Naku, pumanaw na po ang pasyente kahapon. _________.'
The payment is useless because the patient has already died.
🎉 Ergebnis: /3
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Aufgabensammlung
3 AufgabenAanhin pa ang damo kung ______ na ang kabayo?
'Patay' (dead) is the essential word that makes the grass useless.
A company offers a raise to an employee who already resigned and started a new job.
The help (raise) is too late because the 'horse' (employee) is already 'dead' to the company.
Lito: 'Pasensya na, ngayon ko lang nabayaran ang utang ko sa ospital niyo.' Nurse: 'Naku, pumanaw na po ang pasyente kahapon. _________.'
The payment is useless because the patient has already died.
🎉 Ergebnis: /3
Häufig gestellte Fragen
2 FragenIt can be seen as a sharp rebuke. Use it with friends to be funny, but be careful using it with superiors unless you are making a serious complaint.
People will understand you, but it will sound 'off'. Stick to 'kabayo' to sound like a native speaker.
Verwandte Redewendungen
Huli na ang lahat
synonymEverything is too late.
Sayang ang pagkakataon
similarA wasted opportunity.
Huli man at magaling, naihahabol din
contrastBetter late than never.
