EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to take pity on, to feel sorry for...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ka-wa-wa-AN/
FIL: Ang pagpapakita o pagdama ng awa o habag para sa isang tao.
EN: to take pity on, to feel sorry for
This is the verb form of 'kawawa.' It's what you do when you see that pitiful sight. You see the basang sisiw sa ulan and you kawawaan them, so you take them in. It's the action of feeling pity. 'Kinawawaan ko siya' is like saying 'My heart went out to them.'
Nagmula sa `ka-` + `awa` + `-an`.
Isang pandiwa na nangangahulugang maging obheto ng awa ng isang tao. Madalas gamitin sa mga banghay nito tulad ng 'kinawawaan' (was pitied) o 'kinakawawaan' (is being pitied).
🇵🇭 Kinawawaan ng lahat ang pamilyang nasunugan.
🇺🇸 Everyone took pity on the family whose house burned down.
🇵🇭 Huwag mo akong kawawaan; kaya ko ito.
🇺🇸 Don't feel sorry for me; I can handle this.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.