EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be consistently unlucky; to keep having bad luc...
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That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ma-las-ma-LA-sin/
FIL: Ang patuloy na makaranas ng kamalasan o hindi magandang kapalaran.
EN: to be consistently unlucky; to keep having bad luck
You know those days? You wake up late, spill coffee on your white shirt, miss the MRT, and then your boss asks for that report you forgot to finish. That's not just malas, that's being 'malas-malasin'. It's when the universe seems to be personally trolling you, and bad luck follows you around like a stray cat you made the mistake of feeding once. 'Kapag minamalas ka nga naman.'
Reduplication of the root 'malas' (unlucky) with the verbal affix -in.
ROOT MEANING: unlucky
The reduplication emphasizes the repetitive or continuous nature of the bad luck.
🇵🇭 Mukhang malas-malasin ako ngayong linggo; lahat na lang ng plano ko ay hindi natutuloy.
🇺🇸 It seems I'm consistently unlucky this week; all of my plans fall through.
🇵🇭 Huwag kang mag-alala, hindi ka naman malas-malasin habang buhay.
🇺🇸 Don't worry, you won't keep having bad luck forever.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.