EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be forced; to be compelled...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ma-pi-LI-tan/
FIL: Ang isang tao ay masadlak sa isang sitwasyon kung saan wala siyang ibang pagpipilian kundi gawin ang isang bagay, labag man sa kaniyang kalooban.
EN: to be forced; to be compelled
That feeling when your boss gives you a weekend task on a Friday at 5 PM. You can't say no, so you are 'mapilitan' to accept. It's the "wala akong choice, bes" moment of your life, whether it's about OT, a group project with a freeloader, or eating the last piece of sad-looking fruitcake from Christmas.
From ma- (potential/involuntary action prefix) + pilit (force) + -an (locative/referential suffix).
Often used to describe situations where one acts against their will due to external pressure or lack of alternatives. The original request 'mapilitang sumuko' means 'to be forced to surrender'.
🇵🇭 Napilitan siyang ibenta ang alahas ng kaniyang lola.
🇺🇸 She was forced to sell her grandmother's jewelry.
🇵🇭 Kung walang-wala na talaga, mapipilitan tayong mangutang.
🇺🇸 If we really have nothing left, we will be compelled to borrow money.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.