EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
very happy, overjoyed, ecstatic...
to grow robustly, to develop well...
to rot, to decay...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/ma-li-GA-yang ma-li-GA-ya/
FIL: Lubos ang kagalakan; sukdulan ang kasiyahan. Ito ay isang masidhing anyo ng salitang "maligaya."
EN: very happy, overjoyed, ecstatic
This isn't just regular happy. This is "nanalo ka sa lotto" happy. This is "sinagot ka na ng nililigawan mo" happy. This is "last day of work before a two-week vacation" happy. You're not just smiling, you're beaming. It's happiness level 99. The "sobrang saya" feels.
Reduplication of 'maligaya' with linker '-ng'.
An intensified form of "maligaya" created by repeating the word. The linker "-ng" is added between the two words.
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🇵🇭 Maligayang-maligaya si Ana nang makita ang kanyang pamilya pagkatapos ng limang taon.
🇺🇸 Ana was overjoyed when she saw her family after five years.
🇵🇭 Mukha siyang maligayang-maligaya sa bago niyang trabaho.
🇺🇸 He looks very happy with his new job.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.