EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to criticize (something specific)...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ba-ti-KU-sin/
FIL: Magbigay ng matinding puna sa isang partikular na bagay, ideya, o gawa.
EN: to criticize (something specific)
Similar to 'batikusan', but 'batikusin' is more direct and object-focused. You don't just criticize a person, you 'batikusin' their specific action, their statement, their movie. It’s the verb for when you have a specific target for your 'batikos'.
From 'batikos' + '-in' suffix.
ROOT MEANING: criticism, verbal attack
The '-in' suffix makes it object-focused. You are doing the action *to* the object. 'Batikusan' can feel like criticizing a person/group, while 'batikusin' is often about criticizing a specific thing or action. They are often interchangeable.
🇵🇭 Maraming nais batikusin ang sistema ng hustisya sa bansa.
🇺🇸 Many want to criticize the country's justice system.
🇵🇭 Madaling batikusin ang gawa ng iba, ngunit mahirap gumawa ng sarili.
🇺🇸 It's easy to criticize the work of others, but it's hard to create your own.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.