EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to watch vigilantly; to keep a lookout...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/mag-mat-YAG/
FIL: Ang pagiging mapagbantay at laging handa; ang masusing pag-oobserba na may kasamang pag-iingat o pag-aabang.
EN: to watch vigilantly; to keep a lookout
More intense than 'magmasid', more official than 'magmanman'. To magmatyag is to be a lookout. Think of a security guard on night shift, a sniper waiting for a target, or you, vigilantly watching your food in the office pantry so nobody steals your baon. It implies watchfulness with a purpose, often for protection or to spot something specific.
ROOT MEANING: observation, surveillance
Suggests a higher level of alertness and vigilance compared to 'magmasid'.
🇵🇭 Ang mga tanod ay nagmatyag buong gabi para sa kaligtasan ng barangay.
🇺🇸 The village watchmen kept a lookout all night for the safety of the community.
🇵🇭 Nagmatyag ang pusa sa butas, nag-aabang sa paglabas ng daga.
🇺🇸 The cat watched vigilantly at the hole, waiting for the mouse to come out.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.