EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
strong; powerful; loud...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ma-la-KAS/
FIL: Nagtataglay ng pisikal na lakas, kapangyarihan, impluwensya, o matinding antas ng tunog o epekto.
EN: strong; powerful; loud
The most versatile Pinoy adjective. It can be your buff gym bro (malakas ang katawan), your tita with connections to every government office (malakas sa gobyerno), the videoke next door at 2 AM (malakas ang soundtrip), or your coffee preference (barako, malakas ang tama). It's all about intensity.
ROOT MEANING: strong; strength, power, loud
A very common and versatile word. Its specific meaning (strong, loud, influential) is determined by context.
🇵🇭 Malakas ang katawan ng boksingerong iyon.
🇺🇸 That boxer's body is strong.
🇵🇭 Pakihinaan mo ang radyo, masyadong malakas.
🇺🇸 Please turn down the radio, it's too loud.
🇵🇭 Kilala siyang malakas sa city hall kaya nakukuha niya ang gusto niya.
🇺🇸 He is known to be influential at city hall, that's why he gets what he wants.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.