EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to testify...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ma-nak-SI/
FIL: Ang magbigay ng testimonya o pahayag bilang saksi sa isang pangyayari, lalo na sa isang paglilitis o pormal na imbestigasyon.
EN: to testify
This is what the 'Marites' of the neighborhood does, but in a formal setting like a courtroom or a barangay hearing. You're not just 'nakakita' (saw), you're officially 'nanaksi' (testifying). It's leveling up from chismis to a legal statement.
From Sanskrit साक्षी (sākṣī), meaning 'witness'.
Has a strong legal or formal connotation.
🇵🇭 Pumayag siyang manaksi sa korte laban sa akusado.
🇺🇸 He agreed to testify in court against the accused.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.