EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to have something sharpened...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/mag-pa-TA-las/
FIL: Ang pag-utos o paggawa ng paraan upang maging matalim ang isang bagay, karaniwan ay isang kasangkapang may talim tulad ng kutsilyo o lapis.
EN: to have something sharpened
For your kitchen knives before mincing garlic like a pro. For your pencil before a big exam. Or metaphorically, for your mind ('magpatalas ng isip') before a debate. It's about getting that edge, literally and figuratively, so you're ready for action.
ROOT MEANING: sharpness, acuteness
🇵🇭 Dinala ni Mang Tonyo ang mga gunting sa panday para magpatalas.
🇺🇸 Mang Tonyo brought the scissors to the blacksmith to have them sharpened.
🇵🇭 Kailangan kong magpatalas ng lapis bago magsimula ang pagsusulit.
🇺🇸 I need to sharpen my pencil before the test starts.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.