EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
forceful; powerful; coercive...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ma-pu-WER-sa/
FIL: Nagtataglay ng malakas na puwersa, kapangyarihan, o diin; maaaring tumukoy sa pagiging sapilitan.
EN: forceful; powerful; coercive
Describes something with a lot of 'oomph' or force. It can be a good thing, like a 'mapuwersa na suntok' ni Pacquiao, or a bad thing, like a 'mapuwersa na paghingi ng ambag' ng officemate mo para sa birthday ng boss. It has that 'no choice ka' energy.
From ma- (adjective prefix) + puwersa (force), from Spanish 'fuerza'.
Can have a negative connotation of being forced or coerced.
🇵🇭 Ginamitan niya ng mapuwersa na argumento ang kanyang kalaban sa debate.
🇺🇸 He used a powerful argument against his opponent in the debate.
🇵🇭 Naging mapuwersa ang pagkuha sa kanya ng mga awtoridad.
🇺🇸 His arrest by the authorities was forceful.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.