EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
misfortune; bad luck...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ma-sa-MANG ka-pa-LA-ran/
FIL: Isang hindi kanais-nais na sitwasyon o pangyayari na itinuturing na bunga ng tadhana o pagkakataon.
EN: misfortune; bad luck
When the universe just isn't on your side. You studied for the wrong exam, your Grab driver cancelled, and your crush just got engaged. That's not just a bad day, that's 'masamang kapalaran'. It's when you feel like the main character of a tragic teleserye.
masama (-ng) + kapalaran (from ka- + palad + -an)
ROOT MEANING: fate, destiny
Refers to a series of unfortunate events or a general state of bad luck, often with a sense of fate or destiny involved.
🇵🇭 Tila sinusundan ako ng masamang kapalaran ngayong linggo.
🇺🇸 It seems misfortune has been following me this week.
🇵🇭 Ang pagkawala ng kanyang trabaho ay isang masamang kapalaran na hindi niya inaasahan.
🇺🇸 Losing his job was a misfortune that he did not expect.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.