EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be implicated; to be dragged into...
torpedo (weapon)...
to sabotage a courtship...
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/ma-pa-ra-MAY/
FIL: Masangkot o madawit sa isang gulo o sitwasyon na hindi naman orihinal na kasali.
EN: to be implicated; to be dragged into
This is what happens when your friend gets into trouble and you're just standing beside them. Bigla kang kasama sa 'guidance office' trip. 'Bakit ako kasali? Nakatayo lang ako dito!' Eto yung ayaw na ayaw mong mangyari pag may away sa kabilang table sa bar—ayaw mong maparamay.
From ma- (potential/involuntary) + pa- (prefix) + damay (to involve, implicate).
Carries the sense of being involuntarily and often unfairly involved in something negative.
🇵🇭 Ayokong maparamay sa gulo ninyo.
🇺🇸 I don't want to be dragged into your mess.
🇵🇭 Kahit inosente siya, naparamay pa rin siya sa kaso.
🇺🇸 Even though he was innocent, he was still implicated in the case.
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Isang kalagayan o lugar na may kakulangan o kawalan ng suplay ng tubig.