EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to startle; to shock someone...
to nationalize...
to enact into law, to legislate...
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.
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FIL: Ang sadyang pagbibigay ng matinding gulat o pagkabigla sa isang tao.
EN: to startle; to shock someone
This is the action of making someone 'gulantang'. It's what your friend does when they jump out from behind a door shouting 'Boo!'. It's what a plot twist in a movie does to the audience. It's the verb form of dropping a bombshell chismis in the group chat just to see the chaos unfold.
ROOT MEANING: surprise, shock, fright
The verb form of 'gulantang', meaning to cause someone to be in that state.
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🇵🇭 Huwag mo siyang gulantangin; baka atakihin sa puso.
🇺🇸 Don't startle her; she might have a heart attack.
🇵🇭 Nais nilang gulantangin ang buong mundo sa kanilang bagong imbensyon.
🇺🇸 They want to shock the whole world with their new invention.
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.