EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
exact, precise...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ik-SAK-to/
FIL: Husto, wasto, at walang labis o kulang; tumpak sa sukat, bilang, o detalye.
EN: exact, precise
That moment when you give the jeepney driver 20 pesos for a 10 peso fare and he gives you exactly 10 pesos back. No more, no less. "Salamat, manong, iksakto!" Also, when your chismosa friend recounts a story with perfect, unwavering detail.
From Spanish 'exacto' (exact).
Often used interchangeably with 'sakto'.
🇵🇭 Binigyan niya ako ng iksaktong bayad.
🇺🇸 He gave me the exact payment.
🇵🇭 Dumating siya sa iksaktong alas-otso ng umaga.
🇺🇸 He arrived at exactly eight in the morning.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.