EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be able to justify...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.
/ma-pa-ngat-wi-ra-NAN/
FIL: Magkaroon ng kakayahang magbigay ng sapat at katanggap-tanggap na dahilan o paliwanag para sa isang kilos, desisyon, o paniniwala.
EN: to be able to justify
Yung moment na kailangan mong i-explain sa nanay mo kung bakit 3 AM ka na umuwi. Or sa boss mo kung bakit na-late ka na naman. It's the ability to defend your actions with logic (or at least, what you hope sounds like logic). 'To justify.' Your success rate may vary.
From "ma-" (potential verb prefix) + "pangatwiranan" (to justify, from root "katwiran" - reason).
ROOT MEANING: Reason, justification (colloquial)
A potential verb form. 'Mapangatwiranan' means something *can be* justified.
🇵🇭 Mahirap mapangatwiranan ang malaking gastos kung hindi naman ito kailangan.
🇺🇸 It's difficult to be able to justify a large expense if it's not necessary.
🇵🇭 Paano mo mapangangatwiranan ang iyong pagliban sa klase?
🇺🇸 How will you be able to justify your absence from class?
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Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.