EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to mediate; to intervene...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ma-ma-gi-TAN/
FIL: Ang pagkilos bilang tagapamagitan o tagapamayapa sa pagitan ng dalawa o higit pang panig na may alitan.
EN: to mediate; to intervene
You're the referee in your friends' 'away' or the HR person trying to fix a dispute between two warring departments. You jump into the middle of the 'bardagulan' not to fight, but to make peace. 'Uy, tama na 'yan, ako nang **mamagitan**.'
From `ma-` + `-mag-` infix + `pagitan` (middle, between).
ROOT MEANING: space between, interval, gap
Used in situations involving conflict resolution, arguments, or negotiations.
🇵🇭 Sinubukan ng guro na mamagitan sa dalawang estudyanteng nag-aaway.
🇺🇸 The teacher tried to mediate between the two fighting students.
🇵🇭 Sino ang mamagitan sa gobyerno at sa mga rebelde?
🇺🇸 Who will intervene between the government and the rebels?
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.