EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to deny...
one who tends to take back what is given...
rice container; granary...
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FIL: Itanggi o hindi aminin ang isang bagay, paratang, o katotohanan.
EN: to deny
This is what you do when your mom asks who ate the last piece of leche flan. It's the classic "Hindi ako, promise!" even when you're caught red-handed. The official statement of someone in a scandal.
From "i-" (object-focus prefix) + "kaila" (denial).
A more formal way of saying "itanggi". Often used in legal or serious contexts.
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🇵🇭 Mahirap ikaila ang katotohanang nakita ka sa lugar ng krimen.
🇺🇸 It's hard to deny the fact that you were seen at the crime scene.
🇵🇭 Kahit anong gawin niya, hindi niya maikakaila ang nararamdaman para sa iyo.
🇺🇸 No matter what they do, they cannot deny their feelings for you.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.