EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to cordon off...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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FIL: Ang paglalagay o pagtatatag ng isang kordon sa isang lugar upang ito ay mapalibutan at maihiwalay.
EN: to cordon off
This is the action verb for 'kordon'. When authorities **kordunan** an area, they're basically saying, 'Okay, stop right there! No gossips allowed.' This is done to secure a place, for example, if there's an accident or a VIP is passing through.
From 'kordon' + '-an' suffix.
ROOT MEANING: cordon, line, rope barrier
This is the verb form indicating the action of creating a cordon.
🇵🇭 Inutusan ang mga sundalo na kordunan ang buong kampo.
🇺🇸 The soldiers were ordered to cordon off the entire camp.
🇵🇭 Kailangan nating kordunan ang lugar kung saan natagpuan ang ebidensya.
🇺🇸 We need to cordon off the area where the evidence was found.
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