EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to have a mutual dispute or quarrel...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/mag-ka-a-li-TAN/
FIL: Ang pagkakaroon ng hidwaan o pagtatalo sa pagitan ng dalawa o higit pang tao.
EN: to have a mutual dispute or quarrel
This is the action version of `magkaalit`. Kung sa group chat biglang nag-away-away dahil sa kung sino ang magbabayad ng pizza, 'yan, **nagkaalitan** na sila. It's the process of the quarrel itself, the back-and-forth, the drama unfolding.
From mag- + -ka-...-an (reciprocal action) + alit (dispute).
ROOT MEANING: faint glow, ember
Emphasizes the reciprocal action of quarreling among multiple parties. It's the verb form related to the noun 'alitan' (dispute).
🇵🇭 Nagkaalitan ang mga miyembro ng banda tungkol sa kanilang susunod na kanta.
🇺🇸 The band members had a dispute about their next song.
🇵🇭 Madalas magkaalitan ang mag-asawa sa mga maliliit na bagay.
🇺🇸 The couple often quarrels over small things.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.