EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to sue someone; to file a complaint against someon...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/i-pag-hab-LA/
FIL: Magsampa ng pormal na reklamo o kaso sa hukuman laban sa isang tao o entidad.
EN: to sue someone; to file a complaint against someone
This is the ultimate "See you in court!" move. Kapag 'yung kapitbahay mong chismosa ay nag-level up na sa character assassination, at ready ka nang dalhin ang away sa barangay hall o mas malala pa. "Ipaghabla mo na 'yan, bes, para matauhan!"
From Spanish 'hablar' (to speak), which evolved in Filipino to mean a legal complaint or suit.
A formal legal term. The object of the verb is the person being sued. `Ipaghabla mo siya.` (Sue him/her.)
🇵🇭 Nagpasya siyang ipaghabla ang kumpanya dahil sa hindi makatarungang pagtanggal sa kanya sa trabaho.
🇺🇸 He decided to sue the company for unjust termination.
🇵🇭 Pinag-iisipan niyang ipaghabla ang driver na nakabangga sa kanya.
🇺🇸 She is thinking of filing a complaint against the driver who hit her.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.