EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
Reason, justification (colloquial)...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/KAT-wi-ran/
FIL: Isang karaniwang pagpapaikli at baybay ng salitang 'katuwiran'; tumutukoy sa batayan, dahilan, o paliwanag.
EN: Reason, justification (colloquial)
This is the fast-food version of 'katuwiran'. It's how people actually say it in everyday chika. When you're arguing with your sibling or explaining to a Grab driver why your pin is wrong, you use 'katwiran'. It's quicker, punchier, and gets the job done.
A syncopated form of `katuwiran`. The 'u' is elided in common speech.
While 'katuwiran' is the formal and grammatically correct form, 'katwiran' is extremely common in spoken language and informal writing.
🇵🇭 Wala kang katwiran para magalit.
🇺🇸 You have no reason to be angry.
🇵🇭 Bawat isa ay may kanya-kanyang katwiran.
🇺🇸 Each person has their own justification.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.