EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to retaliate, to get revenge, to return (a favor)...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.
/gu-man-TI/
FIL: Tumugon sa isang ginawang aksyon sa pamamagitan ng katulad na aksyon, ito man ay mabuti (pasasalamat) o masama (paghihiganti).
EN: to retaliate, to get revenge, to return (a favor)
The clapback verb. It can be good, like returning a favor ('gumanti ng tulong'). But let's be real, it's mostly used for revenge. That moment when the teleserye bida, after being oppressed for 100 episodes, finally gets back at the kontrabida. That's pure, satisfying 'gumanti' energy.
From the root 'ganti' (retaliation, return) with the infix '-um-'.
ROOT MEANING: revenge, retaliation, requital
The nature of the retaliation (positive or negative) is determined by the context or the object of the verb. 'Gumanti ng kabutihan' (to return kindness) vs. 'Gumanti sa kaaway' (to get revenge on an enemy).
🇵🇭 Nangako siyang guganti siya sa lahat ng nagtaksil sa kanya.
🇺🇸 He promised he would get revenge on everyone who betrayed him.
🇵🇭 Gusto kong gumanti sa kabutihan mo sa pamamagitan ng pagtulong sa iyong proyekto.
🇺🇸 I want to return your kindness by helping with your project.
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Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.