EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
pitiful, pathetic, miserable...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ka-HA-bag-HA-bag/
FIL: Naglalarawan sa isang kalagayan na lubhang kaawa-awa, kalunus-lunos, o nakakadurog ng puso.
EN: pitiful, pathetic, miserable
This is when something or someone is so sad, you can't help but feel sorry for them. The stray dog shivering in the rain. Your friend after a brutal breakup. The look on your face when you check your bank account after a 12.12 sale. It's a state of extreme 'aww, kawawa naman.'
ROOT MEANING: pity, compassion, mercy
The reduplication of 'habag' intensifies the meaning to 'very pitiful'.
🇵🇭 Naging kahabag-habag ang itsura ng lungsod matapos ang malakas na lindol.
🇺🇸 The city's appearance became pitiful after the strong earthquake.
🇵🇭 Natagpuan nila ang aso sa isang kahabag-habag na kalagayan.
🇺🇸 They found the dog in a miserable condition.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.