EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be annoying; to be able to annoy...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ma-ka-i-NIS/
FIL: Magdulot ng pakiramdam ng inis o pagkagalit; magkaroon ng kakayahang mang-inis.
EN: to be annoying; to be able to annoy
That feeling when the internet is slow, the traffic is bad, and your officemate keeps clicking their pen. Lahat 'yan, nakakainis. It's the verb form of that low-grade irritation that could escalate into full-blown 'gigil.'
From `maka-` (causative prefix) + `inis` (annoyance).
ROOT MEANING: annoyance; irritation
Often used in the form `nakakainis` (present tense) to describe something that is currently annoying.
🇵🇭 Huwag kang gumawa ng bagay na makainis sa iyong mga magulang.
🇺🇸 Don't do things that will annoy your parents.
🇵🇭 Nakakainis talaga ang paulit-ulit na tanong niya.
🇺🇸 His repetitive questions are really annoying.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.