EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
oppressed; downtrodden; scorned...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/'A-mis/
FIL: Ang kalagayan ng pagiging api, inaalipusta, o minaliit ng iba.
EN: oppressed; downtrodden; scorned
This is "api" level 99. It's that feeling when you're the only one in the group project who did all the work, but everyone got the same grade. You feel 'amis'. It has a classic, literary flavor, like something you'd read in a Florante at Laura summary. You're not just sad, you're existentially stepped on.
A more literary or formal term for being oppressed or looked down upon. 'Api' is more commonly used in everyday conversation.
🇵🇭 Dahil sa kahirapan, marami ang namumuhay nang amis.
🇺🇸 Because of poverty, many live an oppressed life.
🇵🇭 Nadama niya ang pagiging amis sa kamay ng malupit na pinuno.
🇺🇸 He felt downtrodden at the hands of the cruel leader.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.