EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
penance, retribution...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.
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FIL: Isang kaparusahan o paghihirap na ipinapataw o tinatanggap bilang kabayaran sa isang kasalanan o pagkakamali.
EN: penance, retribution
This is when 'ganti' meets karma, and it's not pretty. It's the negative consequence you have to suffer for your mistakes. Think of it as the universe's way of balancing the books. You cheated on the exam? The gantindusa is getting caught and failing the class. It’s the 'buti nga sa'yo' moment.
Compounded from 'ganti' (requital) and 'dusa' (suffering).
ROOT MEANING: revenge, retaliation, requital
A formal and somewhat literary word. Carries a strong sense of deserved suffering or punishment.
🇵🇭 Ang habambuhay na pagkakakulong ay ang gantindusa sa kanyang malagim na krimen.
🇺🇸 Life imprisonment is the retribution for his heinous crime.
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Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.