EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to linger; to stay for a while...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/mag-ta-gal-ta-GAL/
FIL: Manatili o mamalagi sa isang lugar nang medyo matagal o walang tiyak na pag-alis.
EN: to linger; to stay for a while
This is what you do at the coffee shop with unli-wifi after buying just one drink. It's lingering, but in a chill, non-committal way. "Tara, magtagal-tagal muna tayo dito bago umuwi." It implies staying for an indefinite but not necessarily short amount of time.
mag- (verb affix) + tagal-tagal (reduplication of 'tagal', implying a more casual or prolonged duration)
The reduplication of 'tagal' softens the meaning, making it 'to stay for a bit of a while' rather than the more definite 'to last a long time' (magtagal).
🇵🇭 Gusto ko sanang magtagal-tagal sa probinsya para makapagpahinga.
🇺🇸 I'd like to stay for a while in the province to rest.
🇵🇭 Nag-aya siyang magtagal-tagal sa mall habang hinihintay ang sundo.
🇺🇸 He suggested they linger at the mall while waiting for their ride.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.