EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
Gravity; seriousness; severity...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/gra-be-DAD/
FIL: Ang kalubhaan, katindihan, o pagiging seryoso ng isang bagay o sitwasyon. Tumutukoy din sa puwersang humihila sa mga bagay patungo sa sentro ng daigdig.
EN: Gravity; seriousness; severity
This is the formal, "nasa korte ka" version of 'grabe'. You use grabedad when the situation is no longer just 'grabe traffic,' but 'grabe, may international crisis.' It's the word you pull out when you need to sound serious and educated, like in a thesis defense or when explaining to your parents why you failed a subject. It has weight, just like the scientific concept it's named after.
Mula sa Espanyol na "gravedad" (gravity, seriousness).
A more formal word for "seriousness" or "severity." Less common in casual conversation compared to "grabe" or "kalubhaan."
🇵🇭 Hindi pa nila lubos na nauunawaan ang grabedad ng kanilang mga pagkakamali.
🇺🇸 They still don't fully understand the severity of their mistakes.
🇵🇭 Dahil sa grabedad, ang lahat ng bagay ay nahuhulog pababa.
🇺🇸 Because of gravity, all things fall down.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.