EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to sabotage...
diver...
will believe...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/mag-sa-bo-TE/
FIL: Sadyain na sirain, hadlangan, o pinsalain ang isang gawain, plano, o kagamitan, lalo na para sa isang pampulitikang o pang-militar na kalamangan.
EN: to sabotage
That shady officemate who "forgets" to CC you on an important email. Or when you "accidentally" unplug the Wi-Fi router during your sibling's online class because they ate your share of the lechon. It's the art of sneaky destruction.
From `mag-` (verb prefix) + `sabote`, a Filipinized version of the English/French `sabotage`.
ROOT MEANING: sabotage
A loanword verb that has been fully integrated into Tagalog.
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🇵🇭 May hinala silang may nagtangkang magsabote sa kanilang proyekto.
🇺🇸 They suspect that someone tried to sabotage their project.
🇵🇭 Huwag mong sabotehin ang sarili mong tagumpay dahil sa takot.
🇺🇸 Don't sabotage your own success out of fear.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.