EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to hammer...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/mar-til-YU-hin/
FIL: Ang kilos ng paggamit ng martilyo upang pukpukin, ipasok, o basagin ang isang bagay.
EN: to hammer
The verb form of that DIY energy. It's the action of repeatedly hitting something with a hammer. Can be literal, like hammering a nail, or figurative, like when your boss 'martilyuhins' you with deadlines. 'Huwag mo akong martilyuhin ng mga tanong!' (Don't hammer me with questions!).
Mula sa 'martilyo' at hulaping '-hin'.
ROOT MEANING: hammer
An object-focus verb. The thing being hammered is the 'ang' phrase or its pronoun equivalent.
🇵🇭 Kailangan mong martilyuhin nang dahan-dahan ang pako para hindi bumaluktot.
🇺🇸 You need to hammer the nail slowly so it doesn't bend.
🇵🇭 Gusto niyang martilyuhin ang pader sa galit niya.
🇺🇸 He wants to hammer the wall in his anger.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.