EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to focus...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/mag-PO-kus/
FIL: Ang pagtutuon ng buong atensyon, isip, o pagsisikap sa isang partikular na gawain, bagay, o layunin.
EN: to focus
What your boss tells you to do during a meeting, but your mind is on your Shopee cart. To 'magpokus' is to channel all your energy into one thing, ignoring the siren call of social media notifications, chismis, and your unfinished series. It's the 'Maging seryoso ka naman' of the intellectual world.
From English 'focus'.
ROOT MEANING: focus
A very common Taglish verb, often used interchangeably with the more traditional Filipino term 'magtuon'.
🇵🇭 Kailangan mong magpokus sa iyong pag-aaral kung gusto mong pumasa.
🇺🇸 You need to focus on your studies if you want to pass.
🇵🇭 Mahirap magpokus sa trabaho kapag maingay ang paligid.
🇺🇸 It's hard to focus on work when the environment is noisy.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.