EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be sideswiped; to be grazed...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ma-da-GIL/
FIL: Magalusan o masagi nang bahagya at mabilisan ng isang bagay na gumagalaw.
EN: to be sideswiped; to be grazed
'Yung muntik ka nang mabangga ng motor sa EDSA pero siningitan ka lang. 'Yan 'yung 'madagil'. It's that "Oops, sorry!" moment in traffic, but for your body. The physical version of a close call.
ma- (potential) + dagil (to graze, sideswipe)
Often used in the context of minor accidents or close calls.
🇵🇭 Bahagya siyang nadagil ng traysikel kaya may gasgas ang kanyang braso.
🇺🇸 He was lightly grazed by a tricycle, so his arm has a scratch.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.