EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to make someone cry; to be brought to tears...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ma-pa-i-YAK/
FIL: Hindi sinasadyang pagluha o pagtangis dahil sa isang sitwasyon, pangyayari, o damdamin.
EN: to make someone cry; to be brought to tears
The 'mapa-' prefix here means something *caused* you to cry, often unintentionally. It's that feeling when you're watching a sad K-drama, and suddenly, boom, tears. Or when you see your ex with someone new. Hindi mo planado, pero mapapaiyak ka na lang.
Often used to describe an involuntary emotional reaction. The actor (the one crying) is in the 'actor-focus' form.
🇵🇭 Huwag mo akong tingnan nang ganyan, baka mapaiyak ako.
🇺🇸 Don't look at me like that, you might make me cry.
🇵🇭 Napaiyak siya sa sobrang tuwa nang manalo sa lotto.
🇺🇸 She was brought to tears from so much joy when she won the lottery.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.