EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be stopped; to be restrained...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ma-PI-gil/
FIL: Ang pagkakaroon ng kakayahang pigilan, hadlangan, o kontrolin ang isang kilos, damdamin, o pangyayari.
EN: to be stopped; to be restrained
What you try to do with your laughter when your friend trips in public. Or what you can't do with your urge to buy something from the Shopee 12.12 sale. It's the ultimate test of self-control. 'Di ko mapigil ang kilig!'
From `ma-` + `pigil` (control, restrain).
Often used in the negative form 'hindi mapigil' (cannot be stopped/controlled).
🇵🇭 Hindi niya mapigil ang pag-iyak nang malamang pasado siya sa board exam.
🇺🇸 She couldn't stop crying when she found out she passed the board exam.
🇵🇭 Sinubukan nilang mapigil ang pagkalat ng tsismis, ngunit huli na ang lahat.
🇺🇸 They tried to stop the spread of the rumor, but it was too late.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.