EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
lightness, ease, relief...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ka-ga-a-NAN/
FIL: Ang katangian ng pagiging magaan, hindi mabigat, o ang pagkawala ng isang pasanin o suliranin.
EN: lightness, ease, relief
That feeling when your toxic boss finally resigns, or when you pay off your credit card debt. It's the 'Ahhh, ang gaan sa pakiramdam!' moment. The opposite of 'bigat.' It can be physical lightness (like the weight of a phone) or emotional/mental relief.
From ka- + gaan (light) + -an suffix.
Often used in the context of feelings or burdens, as in 'kagaanan ng pakiramdam' (lightness of feeling).
🇵🇭 Naramdaman niya ang kagaanan ng dibdib matapos magtapat ng katotohanan.
🇺🇸 She felt a lightness in her chest after confessing the truth.
🇵🇭 Ang bagong teknolohiya ay nagdulot ng kagaanan sa aming trabaho.
🇺🇸 The new technology brought ease to our work.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.