EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be able to cause panic or confusion...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ma-ka-ta-ran-TA/
FIL: Magdulot o maging sanhi ng pagkabahala, pagkalito, o pagkasindak sa iba.
EN: to be able to cause panic or confusion
That one friend who screams "SUNOG!" as a joke, causing everyone to freak out. Or when a sudden "urgent" email from the boss at 4:59 PM causes the whole team to go into headless chicken mode. That's how you makataranta. "Huwag kang sumigaw, baka makataranta ka ng mga tao."
From maka- (causative prefix) + taranta (panic, fluster).
The "maka-" prefix here is causative, meaning "to cause" the state of the root word.
🇵🇭 Ang maling balita ay maaaring makataranta sa publiko.
🇺🇸 False news can cause panic among the public.
🇵🇭 Naisip niyang baka makataranta lang siya kung sasabihin niya agad ang problema.
🇺🇸 He thought that he might just cause confusion if he immediately stated the problem.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.