EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to climb, to clamber, to scale...
very beautiful, gorgeous, stunning...
very painful, extremely stinging...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/ku-mat-KAT/
FIL: Ang pag-akyat sa isang bagay sa pamamagitan ng paggapang o paggamit ng kamay at paa, lalo na sa matarik o mahirap na lugar.
EN: to climb, to clamber, to scale
This isn't just a simple 'akyat'. Kumatkat implies a struggle. It's what a cat does to get on your roof, or what you do to climb a coconut tree without a ladder. It’s the action of scrambling up something, using all your limbs. Think Spider-Man, but maybe less graceful and with more 'aray!'.
Emphasizes difficulty and the use of hands and feet in climbing, as opposed to simply walking up stairs.
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🇵🇭 Ang bata ay mabilis na kumatkat sa puno ng mangga para kumuha ng bunga.
🇺🇸 The child quickly clambered up the mango tree to get some fruit.
🇵🇭 Hirap siyang kumatkat sa bakod dahil sa taas nito.
🇺🇸 He had a hard time scaling the fence because of its height.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.