EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to confiscate...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ku-mum-pis-KA/
FIL: Ang kilos ng pagkuha sa isang bagay mula sa isang tao bilang parusa o sa bisa ng awtoridad, alinsunod sa batas o regulasyon.
EN: to confiscate
Remember when your teacher took your phone in high school because you were texting in class? That's it. It's the official act of taking something away because rules were broken. The MMDA does this to illegal vendors, and your mom does this to your video game console when your grades drop.
From Spanish "confiscar" (to confiscate) + "-um-" (verb infix).
Used in legal, official, or authoritative contexts.
🇵🇭 Kumumpiska ng mga pekeng produkto ang mga ahente ng gobyerno.
🇺🇸 The government agents confiscated the counterfeit products.
🇵🇭 Kumumpiska ang guro ng mga cellphone habang may pagsusulit.
🇺🇸 The teacher confiscated cellphones during the exam.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.