EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
very beautiful; exquisite...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/ma-gan-DANG-ma-gan-DA/
FIL: Lubhang maganda; sukdulan sa ganda; kaakit-akit sa pinakamataas na antas.
EN: very beautiful; exquisite
This is the 'sana all' level of beauty. It's not just 'maganda,' it's 'magandang-maganda'—like that one crush you had in high school who seemed to glow under fluorescent lights, or the perfect sunset pic that needs no filter. It's the highest praise for beauty, used for everything from a person to a view to a perfectly cooked piece of lechon.
From Tagalog 'maganda' (beautiful). The repetition of the adjective, linked by '-ng', serves to intensify the meaning to 'very beautiful'.
ROOT MEANING: beautiful
The repetition of an adjective with '-ng' or 'na' in between is a common way to intensify its meaning in Tagalog (e.g., 'mabait na mabait' for 'very kind').
🇵🇭 Magandang-maganda ang tanawin mula sa tuktok ng bundok.
🇺🇸 The view from the top of the mountain is very beautiful.
🇵🇭 Wow, magandang-maganda ka sa suot mong 'yan!
🇺🇸 Wow, you look absolutely gorgeous in that outfit!
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