EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
almost; nearly...
to fact-check...
fake, counterfeit, insincere...
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/ka-MUN-tik na/
FIL: Malapit nang mangyari ngunit hindi natuloy; halos.
EN: almost; nearly
The official phrase for all life's close calls. Kamuntik na akong mahulog sa kanal (I almost fell into the canal). Kamuntik na akong ma-late (I was almost late). Kamuntik na kaming maging kami (We almost got together). It's the story of things that didn't happen, but were *this close*. The 'na' is almost always attached.
From 'ka-' + 'muntik' (almost, near-miss).
ROOT MEANING: almost, nearly
Almost always used as the two-word phrase 'kamuntik na'. The verb that follows is often in the completed aspect (e.g., 'kamuntik na nahulog' not 'kamuntik na mahuhulog').
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🇵🇭 Kamuntik na akong manalo sa lotto.
🇺🇸 I almost won the lottery.
🇵🇭 Dahan-dahan, kamuntik na siyang madapa!
🇺🇸 Careful, he nearly stumbled!
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.