EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
bumpy, jarring, rough (ride)...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ma-TAG-tag/
FIL: Hindi patag o hindi makinis ang daanan na nagdudulot ng malakas na pag-alog o pag-uga sa isang sasakyan.
EN: bumpy, jarring, rough (ride)
Describes 90% of provincial roads and even some parts of EDSA. It's a free, unwanted massage you get while riding a jeepney or a bus. If your journey feels like it's inside a washing machine on spin cycle, the road is **matagtag**.
ROOT MEANING: jolting; bumpy; shaken
Specifically describes the quality of a journey or a surface that causes violent shaking or jarring.
🇵🇭 Napakasarap sanang matulog sa bus kung hindi lang matagtag ang daan.
🇺🇸 It would have been great to sleep on the bus if only the road wasn't bumpy.
🇵🇭 Humawak kang mabuti, matagtag ang biyahe paakyat ng bundok.
🇺🇸 Hold on tight, the ride up the mountain is rough.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.