EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
by the dozens...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/DO-se-do-SE-na/
FIL: Sa paraan ng pagbilang na tig-i-labindalawa; sa napakaraming bilang o dami.
EN: by the dozens
This is how your tita buys things from Divisoria. Not just one or two, but by the dozen. It implies abundance, wholesale, and a "go big or go home" attitude. "Bumili si Mama ng itlog, dose-dosena!" means you're having eggs for breakfast, lunch, and dinner for the next week.
Pag-uulit ng salitang 'dosena' (mula sa Kastila 'docena').
ROOT MEANING: dozen
Isang paraan ng pagpapahayag ng maramihan sa pamamagitan ng pag-uulit ng salitang-ugat. Nagpapahiwatig ng malaking halaga o dami.
🇵🇭 Kung bibili ka ng rosas, mas makakamura ka kung dose-dosena.
🇺🇸 If you're buying roses, it's cheaper if you buy them by the dozen.
🇵🇭 Dose-dosena ang dumating na bisita sa kanyang kaarawan.
🇺🇸 Guests arrived by the dozens for his/her birthday.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.