EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to cause an accident; to cause misfortune...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ma-ka-des-GRAS-ya/
FIL: Ang maging sanhi ng isang aksidente, kapahamakan, o di-kanais-nais na pangyayari.
EN: to cause an accident; to cause misfortune
To be the reason something bad happens, like accidentally spilling coffee on your boss's laptop or saying the wrong thing that starts a family drama. It's the "Oops, my bad, but now there's a huge problem" verb. "Mag-ingat sa pagmamaneho, baka ka pa makadesgrasya."
From `maka-` (causative prefix) + Spanish `desgracia` (misfortune, accident).
Can refer to both physical accidents and social or personal misfortunes.
🇵🇭 Huwag kang maglalaro ng apoy, baka ka makadesgrasya ng bahay.
🇺🇸 Don't play with fire, you might cause an accident and burn the house.
🇵🇭 Ang tsismis na iyon ay maaaring makadesgrasya sa kanyang reputasyon.
🇺🇸 That gossip could cause misfortune to his reputation.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.