EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to quarrel with each other, to argue...
victimized...
counted...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/mag-a-li-TAN/
FIL: Ang sabay na pagkakaroon ng hidwaan, pagtatalo, o hindi pagkakasundo ng dalawa o higit pang tao.
EN: to quarrel with each other, to argue
What happens when two people both want the last piece of lechon, or when siblings fight over the TV remote. **Mag-alitan** is a group activity; you can't do it alone. It's the verbal sparring you see in a heated UAAP game thread, or between *titas* debating the best way to cook sinigang.
From `mag-` + `alit` (dispute) + `-an` (reciprocal action suffix).
ROOT MEANING: faint glow, ember
This is a reciprocal verb, meaning the action is done by the subjects to each other. It always implies more than one person involved.
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🇵🇭 Madalas mag-alitan ang magkapatid dahil sa maliliit na bagay.
🇺🇸 The siblings often quarrel with each other over small things.
🇵🇭 Sinabihan sila ng kanilang ina na tigilan na ang pag-aalitan.
🇺🇸 Their mother told them to stop quarreling.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.