EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to force; to coerce...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.
/ma-mu-WER-sa/
FIL: Gumamit ng lakas, kapangyarihan, o impluwensya upang pilitin ang isang tao na gawin ang isang bagay na labag sa kanyang kalooban.
EN: to force; to coerce
Ever been 'volun-told' to do something at work or by your parents? That's mamuwersa. It's when someone uses their authority or sheer persistence to make you do things. Think of your tita insisting you sing at the family reunion even if you sound like a dying frog. That's her, mamumuwersa.
From Spanish 'fuerza' meaning force or strength.
Carries a negative connotation of imposition or lack of consent.
🇵🇭 Huwag kang mamuwersa ng tao kung ayaw niyang sumama.
🇺🇸 Don't force someone if they don't want to come along.
🇵🇭 Sinubukan ng magnanakaw na mamuwersa para buksan ang pinto.
🇺🇸 The thief tried to use force to open the door.
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Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.