EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to pretend to be an expert; to act like a know-it-...
to squirm; to writhe...
to contribute...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
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FIL: Magkunwaring marunong o may sapat na kaalaman sa isang bagay kahit hindi naman.
EN: to pretend to be an expert; to act like a know-it-all
We all know that one person in the group project or in a meeting who acts like they know everything, even when they're just pulling 'facts' out of thin air. That's 'magtandang-tandangan'. It’s the art of faking it 'til you make it, but in a really obvious and sometimes annoying way. It's the 'Actually...' guy in every comments section.
From 'tanda' (to know, remember), reduplicated with infix '-ng-' to imply pretense or imitation.
ROOT MEANING: sign, mark, symbol, evidence
Carries a negative connotation of arrogance or pretense.
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🇵🇭 Huwag kang magtandang-tandangan kung hindi mo naman talaga alam ang sagot.
🇺🇸 Don't act like a know-it-all if you don't really know the answer.
🇵🇭 Mahilig siyang magtandang-tandangan tuwing may bagong topic sa klase.
🇺🇸 He likes to pretend to be an expert whenever there's a new topic in class.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.