EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
Severe; intense; wow (expression)...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/GRA-be/
FIL: Ginagamit upang ipahayag ang pagiging malubha, matindi, o di-pangkaraniwan ng isang sitwasyon, katangian, o pangyayari.
EN: Severe; intense; wow (expression)
The Swiss Army knife of Filipino expressions. It can mean "Wow!", "Oh my god!", "That's terrible!", "That's amazing!", or "You won't believe this!". The meaning completely depends on your tone. "Grabe, ang ganda mo!" (Wow, you're so beautiful!) vs "Grabe, ang traffic!" (Ugh, the traffic is terrible!). It's the one-word summary for any situation that's extra.
Mula sa Espanyol na "grave" (grave, serious).
Can be used as an adjective (grabe ang sitwasyon), an adverb (grabeng ganda), or an interjection (Grabe!).
🇵🇭 Grabe ang init ng panahon ngayon!
🇺🇸 The weather is intensely hot today!
🇵🇭 Grabe! Nanalo ka sa lotto?
🇺🇸 Wow! You won the lottery?
🇵🇭 Napanood mo ba 'yung balita? Grabe 'yung nangyari.
🇺🇸 Did you watch the news? What happened was terrible.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.