EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
hurried...
foreman, overseer...
sibling...
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/ma-da-li-AN/
FIL: Ginawa sa paraang mabilis at walang sapat na paghahanda o pag-iingat; nagmamadali.
EN: hurried
This is your 'cramming for an exam' mode. Yung project na ginawa the night before the deadline. It's fast, but probably not the best. It's the opposite of 'slow and steady wins the race.' It's 'bahala na si Batman' speed.
From ma- (prefix indicating quality) + dali (haste, speed) + -an (suffix indicating manner).
ROOT MEANING: an inch; a finger's breadth
Often used as both an adjective ('madalian na desisyon' - a hurried decision) and an adverb ('ginawa nang madalian' - done hurriedly). It implies a lack of thoroughness due to the speed.
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🇵🇭 Dahil sa madalian na pag-alis, naiwan niya ang kanyang pasaporte.
🇺🇸 Because of the hurried departure, he left his passport behind.
🇵🇭 Ang madalian na pagpapasya ay madalas humantong sa pagkakamali.
🇺🇸 A hasty decision often leads to mistakes.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.