EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to have something tightened; to become stricter...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/mag-pa-hig-PIT/
FIL: Ang pag-uutos o pagpapagawa na gawing mas masikip, mas mahigpit, o mas istrikto ang isang bagay o sitwasyon.
EN: to have something tightened; to become stricter
Two meanings here. 1) When your favorite jeans don't fit anymore after the holidays, you go to a tailor to 'magpahigpit' (have it tightened). 2) When your parents find out your grades are slipping, they 'magpahigpit' on your curfew and social life. It's the act of increasing the tension, whether on your belt or on your freedom.
From `magpa-` (causative prefix) + `higpit` (tightness, strictness).
Can be literal (tightening an object) or figurative (imposing stricter rules).
🇵🇭 Nagpahigpit ako ng turnilyo sa upuan.
🇺🇸 I had the screw on the chair tightened.
🇵🇭 Dahil sa pandemya, nagpahigpit ang gobyerno sa mga patakaran sa pagbyahe.
🇺🇸 Because of the pandemic, the government became stricter with travel policies.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.