EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be able to laugh...
to preserve...
preservative...
Pang-uri
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/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.
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🇵🇭 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.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.