EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to quarantine...
can handle; can do; okay...
can handle; can do (emphatic/playful)...
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.
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FIL: Ang paghiwalay o pagbubukod sa isang tao, hayop, o bagay na pinaghihinalaang may nakahahawang sakit upang maiwasan ang pagkalat nito.
EN: to quarantine
Ah, the word that defined 2020. It's when your house became your office, gym, cinema, and prison all at once. The ultimate "staycation" you never asked for, fueled by Dalgona coffee, TikTok trends, and endless Zoom calls. To be 'quarantined' was to be grounded by the universe.
From Spanish 'cuarentena'.
Became an everyday word during the COVID-19 pandemic. Often used in its past tense form "ikinuwarentenas".
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🇵🇭 Kailangang ikuwarentenas ang sinumang magpositibo sa test.
🇺🇸 Anyone who tests positive needs to be quarantined.
🇵🇭 Ikinuwarentenas ang buong barangay dahil sa mabilis na pagkalat ng sakit.
🇺🇸 The whole barangay was quarantined due to the rapid spread of the disease.
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.