EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to justify; to give a reason; to rationalize...
artsy person, someone who tries too hard to be art...
artsy...
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FIL: Ang paglalahad ng dahilan o basehan upang ipaliwanag o patunayan ang isang kilos, desisyon, o pahayag.
EN: to justify; to give a reason; to rationalize
This is what you do when your boss asks why you were late, or when your partner asks why you bought another pair of sneakers. You're trying to build a logical bridge from 'what you did' to 'why it was okay'. Sometimes it's a valid reason ('May accident po sa EDSA'), sometimes it's an excuse ('It was on sale!'). To magbigay-katwiran is to present your case.
From 'magbigay' (to give) + 'katwiran' (reason, justification).
Can have a neutral tone (to explain) or a slightly negative one (to make excuses). The context is key.
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🇵🇭 Hiningan siya ng korte na magbigay-katwiran sa kanyang mga aksyon.
🇺🇸 The court asked him to justify his actions.
🇵🇭 Mahirap magbigay-katwiran kung alam mong mali ka talaga.
🇺🇸 It's hard to give a reason when you know you're truly wrong.
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