EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
retaliated, took revenge...
to endure, to bear, to tolerate...
paint thinner, turpentine...
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FIL: Gumawa ng kilos ng pagganti laban sa isang tao o pangkat dahil sa isang naunang kasalanan o pinsala.
EN: retaliated, took revenge
That feeling when you were ghosted, then they slide back into your DMs after two years and you just leave them on 'seen'. That's you, bumenggansa. It’s the ultimate 'the receipts are in' moment, but make it dramatic like a teleserye finale. The sweet, petty satisfaction of 'resbak'.
From Spanish 'venganza' (revenge).
Often used in dramatic or formal contexts. The more common, everyday word is 'gumanti'.
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🇵🇭 Bumenggansa ang koponan sa kanilang mahigpit na karibal matapos ang masaklap na pagkatalo noong nakaraang taon.
🇺🇸 The team took revenge on their bitter rivals after a painful loss last year.
🇵🇭 Sa huli, hindi siya bumenggansa at pinili na lang niyang magpatawad.
🇺🇸 In the end, he did not retaliate and just chose to forgive.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.