EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to cover for each other...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/mag-ta-ki-PAN/
FIL: Ang sabay-sabay o magkakatuwang na pagkilos ng pagtatakip sa pagkakamali, kakulangan, o sekreto ng isa't isa.
EN: to cover for each other
This is the unwritten rule of 'Walang laglagan!' in a team or barkada. When the boss asks who made the mistake, everyone suddenly has amnesia. That's true **magtakipan**. It's a group effort in plausible deniability.
From 'mag-' (verb-forming prefix) + 'takip' (cover) + '-an' (reciprocal action suffix).
ROOT MEANING: cover
Implies a mutual, reciprocal action of covering up, usually for mistakes or secrets.
🇵🇭 Nagkasundo ang magkakaibigan na magtakipan para walang mapagalitan sa kanilang guro.
🇺🇸 The friends agreed to cover for each other so that no one would get scolded by their teacher.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.