EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to make calm; to reassure; to secure...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/i-pa-NA-tag/
FIL: Gawing panatag, payapa, o tiwasay ang isang bagay o kalooban ng isang tao.
EN: to make calm; to reassure; to secure
This is what you do when your friend is having an anxiety attack over a work deadline or a 'sana ol' moment. You tell them, 'Kalma lang,' and try to 'ipanatag' their loob (reassure their feelings). It's also what the police do to secure an area. It's the verb for bringing things from chaos to 'chill.'
From i- (causative prefix) + panatag (calm, secure, tranquil).
ROOT MEANING: calm; serene; at ease; secure
Often used with 'loob' (e.g., ipanatag ang loob) to mean 'to reassure' or 'to put one's mind at ease.'
🇵🇭 Sinubukan niyang ipanatag ang loob ng kanyang ina na nag-aalala.
🇺🇸 He tried to reassure his worried mother.
🇵🇭 Kailangang ipanatag muna ang lugar bago payagang bumalik ang mga residente.
🇺🇸 The area must first be made secure before residents are allowed to return.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.