EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
only one, sole...
people; guys; girls...
fan fiction...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/i-i-SA/
FIL: Tumutukoy sa pagiging nag-iisa o bukod-tangi; walang iba o walang kasama.
EN: only one, sole
When it's just one. "Bakit iisa lang ang laman ng Pringles can ko?!" It's that feeling of singularity. Can be romantic ("iisang pag-ibig"), tragic ("iisang bala"), or just plain annoying ("iisang piraso na lang ng chicken nugget?!"). It emphasizes the "oneness".
From 'isa' (one), with reduplication of the first syllable to add emphasis.
This is an adjective derived from the number 'isa' (one). The reduplication 'i-i' adds emphasis, meaning "one and only" or "just one."
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🇵🇭 Iisa lang ang pangarap ko sa buhay: ang yumaman.
🇺🇸 I have only one dream in life: to get rich.
🇵🇭 Nag-away pa sila kahit iisa lang naman ang kanilang layunin.
🇺🇸 They still fought even though they had the same (sole) goal.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.