EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
To surmise, to sense, to perceive...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.
/ma-hi-NA-gap/
FIL: Ang kakayahang maramdaman, maunawaan, o mahulaan ang isang bagay na hindi direktang sinasabi o ipinapakita.
EN: To surmise, to sense, to perceive
Ito yung "spidey-sense" ng mga Pinoy. Yung feeling na alam mong may something fishy sa paligid kahit walang umaamin. When your friend says "Okay lang ako" but you can mahinagap the hugot and drama behind those three words. It's the ability to read between the lines of a cryptic FB post.
From "ma-" (ability prefix) + "hinagap" (notion, idea, inkling).
ROOT MEANING: premonition; inkling; foresight
Often used in a more literary or formal context. It implies a subtle, intuitive understanding.
🇵🇭 Kahit hindi niya sabihin, mahihinagap mo sa kanyang mga mata ang lungkot na nararamdaman niya.
🇺🇸 Even if she doesn't say it, you can perceive in her eyes the sadness she feels.
🇵🇭 Walang sinuman ang nakahinagap sa kanyang tunay na balak.
🇺🇸 No one was able to surmise his true plan.
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Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.