EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be disturbed; to be bothered...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ma-is-TOR-bo/
FIL: Makaranas ng pagkaabala o pagkagambala mula sa isang tao o pangyayari.
EN: to be disturbed; to be bothered
That moment when you're in a deep focus state at work, and someone asks "Busy ka?" Bro, if you have to ask, the answer is yes, and you just proved it. "Pasensya na kung maistorbo kita, pero kailangan ko 'to for the report." It's the polite Filipino way of interrupting someone.
From `ma-` (potential/accidental prefix) + `istorbo`, which is from Spanish `estorbo` (hindrance, nuisance).
ROOT MEANING: nuisance
Can be used in both potential ("Pwede ba kitang maistorbo?") and accidental ("Naku, naistorbo kita.") contexts. The prefix 'ma-' here signifies either an ability to disturb or the state of being disturbed.
🇵🇭 Ayaw kong maistorbo ang tulog niya kaya dahan-dahan akong pumasok.
🇺🇸 I didn't want to disturb his sleep, so I entered quietly.
🇵🇭 Paumanhin kung ikaw ay aking naistorbo.
🇺🇸 My apologies if I disturbed you.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.