EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to doubt something; to be apprehensive about...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/a-gam-a-GA-min/
FIL: Ang pagdama ng pag-aalinlangan o pangamba; ang pag-isipan nang may kawalang-katiyakan.
EN: to doubt something; to be apprehensive about
To "agam-agamin" is to actively entertain your doubts. It's when you're reviewing your sent messages, analyzing every emoji, and thinking, "Was that too much?" It's the verb form of being an overthinker, turning your worries into a full-blown mental project.
From the noun "agam-agam" with the object-focus suffix "-in".
ROOT MEANING: doubt; misgiving; apprehension
This is a literary or formal verb. More common ways to express this would be "pagdudahan" or "mag-alinlangan."
🇵🇭 Huwag mong agam-agamin ang kanyang katapatan.
🇺🇸 Do not doubt his loyalty.
🇵🇭 Madalas niyang agam-agamin ang sarili niyang kakayahan.
🇺🇸 She often feels apprehensive about her own abilities.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.