EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
unharmed; untouched; minding one's own business...
to court, to woo (poetic)...
to shout at, to yell at, to berate...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/di-na-a-A-no/
FIL: Hindi ginagalaw, hindi sinasaktan, o hindi pinakikialaman; nasa payapang kalagayan.
EN: unharmed; untouched; minding one's own business
The state of being when you're just minding your own business. 'Nananahimik ako dito, di-naaano, tapos bigla mo akong uutusan?' It's the ultimate 'leave me alone' status. It means you were perfectly fine and undisturbed before someone or something came along to mess things up.
From `di-` (not) + `naaano` (being done something to). The root 'ano' (what) is used very flexibly here.
Very common in colloquial speech. It carries a sense of being in a peaceful, neutral state before an interruption.
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🇵🇭 Ang pusa ay natutulog lang at di-naaano nang bigla itong gulatin ng aso.
🇺🇸 The cat was just sleeping and unharmed when the dog suddenly startled it.
🇵🇭 Bakit mo ako sinisisi? Di-naaano ako dito ah!
🇺🇸 Why are you blaming me? I'm just here, minding my own business!
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.