EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to scramble; to act frantically...
thatch grass...
to play the guitar for someone; to serenade with a...
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FIL: Matisod o madapa nang paulit-ulit; kumilos sa paraang nagmamadali, natataranta, at halos mawalan ng balanse.
EN: to scramble; to act frantically
You, when you're 15 minutes late for your morning shift and can't find your keys, wallet, and dignity. It's moving with the grace of a baby giraffe on roller skates. Madalas nangyayari 'pag may biglaang chismis.
magkanda- (prefix for repeated, clumsy action) + dapa (fall flat on one's face)
Often implies haste and panic, leading to clumsiness. The prefix 'magkanda-' is intensive and denotes a repetitive, clumsy, or sprawling action.
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🇵🇭 Nagkandarapa siya sa pagtakbo para maabutan ang huling biyahe ng bus.
🇺🇸 He scrambled to run to catch the last bus trip.
🇵🇭 Sa sobrang taranta, nagkandarapa na siya sa pag-akyat ng hagdan.
🇺🇸 In so much panic, she was stumbling all over while going up the stairs.
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