EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
except for, aside from...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ma-LI-ban sa/
FIL: Bukod sa; isang ekspresyon na nagbubukod sa isang bagay, tao, o sitwasyon mula sa isang pangkalahatang pahayag.
EN: except for, aside from
This is the "pero..." or "kaso..." of your sentence. It's how you make a general statement but then immediately add a disclaimer. "Lahat sila invited... maliban sa ex mo." It's the ultimate tool for strategic exclusion.
ma- + liban + sa
A prepositional phrase used to introduce an exception.
🇵🇭 Kumakain ako ng lahat ng gulay maliban sa ampalaya.
🇺🇸 I eat all vegetables except for bitter gourd.
🇵🇭 Tahimik ang buong klase maliban sa dalawang nag-iingay sa likod.
🇺🇸 The whole class was quiet aside from the two making noise at the back.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.