EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
moderation, sufficiency...
adaptable...
easy to match...
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.
/ka-ta-ma-NAN/
FIL: Ang kalagayan ng pagiging sapat o tama lamang; hindi labis at hindi kulang.
EN: moderation, sufficiency
The Goldilocks principle. Not too much, not too little, just enough. It's having 'sakto lang' na sahod, 'sakto lang' na feelings for someone (para hindi masaktan), or 'sakto lang' na kanin. The art of 'pwede na 'yan.'
From 'taman' (an archaic word for 'just right' or 'moderate') + 'ka- -an' affix group. It is the root of the more common word 'katamtaman'.
A very formal and rare word. 'Katamtaman' is the everyday equivalent.
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🇵🇭 Mahalaga ang katamanan sa pagkain upang maging malusog.
🇺🇸 Moderation in eating is important to be healthy.
🇵🇭 Sa katamanan ng kanyang kita, simple lang ang kanyang pamumuhay.
🇺🇸 With the sufficiency of his income, his lifestyle is simple.
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.