EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to insist, to assert...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/mag-gi-IT/
FIL: Ang pagtindig at pagpilit sa sariling pananaw, karapatan, o katwiran sa isang usapin.
EN: to insist, to assert
That moment in a meeting when you know you're right, so you keep repeating your point until everyone gets it. 'As per my last email...' pero in Tagalog. It's the energy of someone who won't take 'no' for an answer, whether you're asking for a raise or just trying to prove your friend wrong about a movie's ending.
"Igiit" is the object-focused form, meaning to assert something specific (e.g., "Igiit mo ang iyong karapatan."). "Maggiit" is actor-focused.
🇵🇭 Kailangan mong maggiit sa iyong mga karapatan bilang isang manggagawa.
🇺🇸 You need to insist on your rights as a worker.
🇵🇭 Kahit maraming tumutol, patuloy siyang naggiit sa kanyang plano.
🇺🇸 Even though many objected, he continued to assert his plan.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.