EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to clash; to have a heated argument...
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Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.
/ma-ki-pag-ba-BAG/
FIL: Ang pakikipagtalo o pakikipag-away nang may matinding damdamin at malalakas na salita; isang masidhing bangayan.
EN: to clash; to have a heated argument
This is a level up from `makipag-away`. Think less of a physical brawl and more of a really intense, no-holds-barred verbal showdown. It's the kind of argument you see in teleseryes where family secrets are revealed, or in a condo board meeting about parking rules. It’s loud, it’s messy, and someone’s probably going to cry.
From `maki-` (social prefix) + `pag-` (action prefix) + `babag` (clash, violent quarrel).
More intense and often more verbal than 'makipag-away'. It implies a direct, forceful confrontation of words and wills.
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🇵🇭 Huwag kang makipagbabag sa mga taong sarado ang isip.
🇺🇸 Don't clash with people who are close-minded.
🇵🇭 Narinig ng buong kapitbahayan nang sila'y makipagbabag kagabi.
🇺🇸 The whole neighborhood heard it when they had a heated argument last night.
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.