EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be scared, to be afraid...
torpedo (weapon)...
to sabotage a courtship...
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/ma-TA-kot/
FIL: Makaranas o makaramdam ng takot.
EN: to be scared, to be afraid
That feeling when you hear a noise in the kitchen at 3 AM and you live alone. Or when your mom calls you by your full name. Or seeing "5 missed calls from Client." To 'matakot' is to have your soul momentarily leave your body due to pure, unadulterated panic.
From `ma-` (stative/involuntary action prefix) + `takot` (fear).
ROOT MEANING: fear / afraid, scared
A very common verb expressing the state of being afraid.
🇵🇭 Huwag kang matakot sa dilim.
🇺🇸 Don't be afraid of the dark.
🇵🇭 Natakot ako sa nakita kong multo sa lumang bahay.
🇺🇸 I was scared by the ghost I saw in the old house.
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