EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
very careful; extra careful...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ma-I-ngat na ma-I-ngat/
FIL: Lubhang nag-iingat; nagpapakita ng sukdulang pag-iingat upang maiwasan ang anumang pagkakamali, panganib, o pinsala.
EN: very careful; extra careful
This is your mom telling you to cross the street, or your boss telling you to handle the VIP client's account. It's not just 'maingat' (careful), it's level 99 careful. The kind of careful you are when you're carrying the lechon at a party or when you're trying to sneak back into the house past curfew.
From `ma-` (adjective prefix) + `ingat` (care) + `na` (linker) + `maingat` (careful). Reduplication for emphasis.
ROOT MEANING: take care; be careful
The repetition of `maingat` with the linker `na` intensifies the meaning to "very" or "extremely" careful.
🇵🇭 Maingat na maingat niyang binuhat ang bagong panganak na sanggol.
🇺🇸 She carried the newborn baby very, very carefully.
🇵🇭 Dapat maingat na maingat ka sa mga pipirmahan mong kontrata.
🇺🇸 You must be extra careful with the contracts you sign.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.