EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to cause the death of...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
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FIL: Maging dahilan o sanhi ng pagpanaw o pagkamatay ng isang tao o hayop.
EN: to cause the death of
This is a very serious word, the kind you hear on TV Patrol. 'Ang mabilis na pagmamaneho ang **ikasawi** ng driver.' It's the ultimate cause, the final straw, the reason for the 'game over' in life. Not to be used lightly.
ROOT MEANING: unfortunate, ill-fated, unsuccessful in love
A formal and somewhat dramatic word used mainly in news reporting, literature, and formal speech to denote the cause of a fatality.
🇵🇭 Ang atake sa puso ang ikasawi ng matandang lalaki.
🇺🇸 The heart attack was what caused the death of the old man.
🇵🇭 Anumang pagkakamali sa operasyon ay maaaring ikasawi ng pasyente.
🇺🇸 Any mistake in the operation could cause the death of the patient.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.