EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
cannot be, not possible, not allowed...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/HIN-di' ma-a-A-ri'/
FIL: Isang bagay na imposible, ipinagbabawal, o labag sa alituntunin o batas ng kalikasan.
EN: cannot be, not possible, not allowed
The more formal, dramatic older sibling of "bawal." This is what your boss says when you ask for a 1-month vacation. It's what teleserye characters scream when they find out they're related to their one true love. "Hindi! Hindi maaari!"
From "hindi" (not) and "maaari" (can be, possible).
Stronger and more formal than "hindi puwede". It often implies a rule, a law, or a fundamental impossibility.
🇵🇭 Hindi maaari na pumasok sa loob nang walang pahintulot.
🇺🇸 It is not allowed to enter without permission.
🇵🇭 Sabi ng doktor, hindi maaari na kumain siya ng matatamis.
🇺🇸 The doctor said, it is not possible for him/her to eat sweets.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.