EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to assume; to think; to suppose...
to travel...
to split in half; to cleave...
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/mag-a-KA-la/
FIL: Ang pagkakaroon ng isang palagay o paniniwala tungkol sa isang bagay na hindi pa napapatunayan o walang sapat na batayan; ang pag-iisip na totoo ang isang bagay.
EN: to assume; to think; to suppose
This is the official verb for 'assuming'. It's what you do when you see your crush talking to someone else and you immediately think they're dating. 'Akala ko...' is the national anthem of the heartbroken and the mistaken. It's the prelude to drama, the foundation of 'marites' chismis, and the reason we have the saying, 'Huwag kang mag-assume, para hindi ka masaktan.'
From Sanskrit 'ākāra' (form, appearance).
ROOT MEANING: impression, thought, assumption
Often used in the past tense 'nag-akala' or with 'akala ko' (I thought) to express a mistaken belief.
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🇵🇭 Huwag kang mag-akala na alam mo na ang lahat.
🇺🇸 Don't assume that you know everything.
🇵🇭 Nag-akala akong Biyernes na ngayon, kaya pala walang gaanong tao sa opisina.
🇺🇸 I thought it was Friday already, that's why there aren't many people in the office.
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