EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to pretend; to feign...
whooping cough...
anyway; in the end; besides...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang bagay na walang matulis na dulo o talim; mapurol.
/mag-ku-nu-WA/
FIL: Ang pagpapanggap o pagpapakita ng isang katangian, damdamin, o kalagayan na hindi totoo.
EN: to pretend; to feign
This is the OG "acting-actingan". Yung kunwari hindi ka apektado na na-seen ka niya, pero deep inside, wasak. That's you, trying to magkunuwa that you're okay. It's pretending to be busy when your boss walks by, or pretending you like your tita's super sweet fruit salad.
From `mag-` (verb prefix) + `kunuwa` (to pretend). Related to `kunwari`.
Interchangeable with "magkunwari". "Magkunuwa" can sound slightly more formal or literary.
🇵🇭 Sinubukan niyang magkunuwa na masaya siya para sa kaibigan, ngunit bakas sa kanyang mukha ang lungkot.
🇺🇸 She tried to pretend she was happy for her friend, but sadness was visible on her face.
🇵🇭 Huwag kang magkunuwa na hindi mo alam ang nangyari.
🇺🇸 Don't pretend you don't know what happened.
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Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang bagay na walang matulis na dulo o talim; mapurol.