EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
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Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.
/li-te-RAL/
FIL: Naaayon sa eksakto at pangunahing kahulugan ng salita, nang walang pagtatalinghaga o idyoma.
EN: literal
When you tell your friend "Patay ako nito," because you forgot your assignment, and they start checking your pulse. They took you 'literal'. It's the opposite of figurative, the no-frills, no-hugot, "what you see is what you get" meaning of something. It's the ultimate "walang malisya" mode of interpretation.
From Spanish 'literal' or English 'literal'.
Often used in Taglish sentences to emphasize that one is not exaggerating. For example, "Literal na bumaha sa loob ng bahay."
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🇵🇭 Ang literal na kahulugan ng "balat-sibuyas" ay balat ng sibuyas, hindi isang taong maramdamin.
🇺🇸 The literal meaning of "balat-sibuyas" is onion skin, not a sensitive person.
🇵🇭 Huwag mong kunin sa literal na paraan ang lahat ng sinasabi ko; minsan, nagbibiro lang ako.
🇺🇸 Don't take everything I say in a literal way; sometimes, I'm just joking.
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.