EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to enslave, to subjugate...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/mang-a-LI-pin/
FIL: Ang pagtrato sa isang tao bilang isang pag-aari o alipin; pag-alis ng kalayaan ng isang indibidwal o grupo.
EN: to enslave, to subjugate
This is what happens when your boss makes you work weekends without overtime pay. You feel mang-alipin-ed. It's taking control to the extreme, treating someone not as a person but as a tool. Think historical drama villains or that one toxic ex.
From `mang-` + `alipin` (slave).
ROOT MEANING: slave
Often used in historical, political, or highly dramatic contexts. Carries a very strong, negative connotation.
🇵🇭 Hindi tayo dapat pumayag na mang-alipin ang dayuhan sa ating sariling bayan.
🇺🇸 We should not allow foreigners to enslave us in our own country.
🇵🇭 Ang layunin ng batas ay protektahan ang mga manggagawa, hindi para sila ay mang-alipin.
🇺🇸 The purpose of the law is to protect workers, not to enslave them.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.