EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be sued...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ma-pa-de-MAN-da/
FIL: Ang hindi inaasahang pagharap sa isang kasong legal o demanda sa korte.
EN: to be sued
Yung akala mo chismis lang, pero biglang may natanggap ka nang sulat galing sa abogado. Congrats, you might "mapademanda"! This is the adulting version of being sent to the principal's office. It's the legal trouble nobody wants.
From Spanish "demanda" (lawsuit).
ROOT MEANING: lawsuit, complaint, demand
A specific legal term. The "mapa-" prefix suggests that this is an unwanted or unexpected event happening to the subject.
🇵🇭 Mag-ingat sa mga pinopost online, baka ka mapademanda ng libel.
🇺🇸 Be careful with what you post online, you might be sued for libel.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.