EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be able to laugh...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ma-ka-TA-wa/
FIL: Magkaroon ng kakayahan o dahilan upang tumawa.
EN: to be able to laugh
That feeling when you're in a serious meeting or in church and someone does something funny, and you're trying so hard not to laugh, but you just can't help it. Or when you're so stressed out and you finally watch a comedy special that makes you forget your problems. "Sa dami ng problema, sana makatawa man lang ako ngayon."
From maka- (ability/accidental prefix) + tawa (laugh).
ROOT MEANING: laughter, laugh
Can mean either the physical ability to laugh or to find a reason/opportunity to laugh.
🇵🇭 Hindi ako makatawa sa biro niya kasi corny.
🇺🇸 I can't laugh at his joke because it's corny.
🇵🇭 Salamat sa'yo, sa wakas ay makatawa na ulit ako nang malakas.
🇺🇸 Thanks to you, I can finally laugh out loud again.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.