EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to act like an expert; to specialize...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/mag-pa-ka-eks-PER-to/
FIL: Kumilos o magsalita na parang isang dalubhasa sa isang partikular na larangan; maging bihasa.
EN: to act like an expert; to specialize
That one friend who watches a single YouTube tutorial and suddenly starts giving everyone unsolicited advice like they've been doing it for years. "Huwag kang magpakaeksperto kung isang beses mo pa lang naman 'yan nagawa." It can mean to actually become an expert, but it's often used for someone *pretending* to be one.
From `mag-` + `paka-` + `eksperto` (from Spanish `experto`).
ROOT MEANING: expert
Can be used to mean genuinely striving to be an expert or sarcastically for someone acting like a know-it-all.
🇵🇭 Kailangan mong magpakaeksperto sa iyong napiling propesyon.
🇺🇸 You need to specialize in your chosen profession.
🇵🇭 Kakapanood lang niya ng isang documentary, nagpakaeksperto na agad sa pulitika.
🇺🇸 He just watched one documentary and he's already acting like an expert in politics.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.