EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
duty, obligation...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/de-BER/
FIL: Isang tungkulin o responsibilidad na dapat gampanan.
EN: duty, obligation
This is a deep cut from the Spanish loanword archives. You'd probably only hear your lola or a history professor use this. It’s like 'tungkulin' or 'responsibilidad' but with a vintage, almost colonial flair. Think of a character in a Jose Rizal novel talking about their 'deber' to the motherland. It’s heavy stuff.
Mula sa Kastila na 'deber' (tungkulin).
Isang lumang salita na bihirang marinig sa pang-araw-araw na usapan. Mas karaniwan ang paggamit ng "tungkulin" o "responsibilidad".
🇵🇭 Itinuturing niyang isang sagradong deber ang paglilingkod sa bayan.
🇺🇸 He considers serving the country a sacred duty.
🇵🇭 Ano ang iyong deber bilang isang mamamayan?
🇺🇸 What is your duty as a citizen?
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.