EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be hit; to be struck...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ma-ta-ma-AN/
FIL: Ang direktang pagdama ng epekto ng isang bagay na bumangga o tumama, literal man o matalinhaga.
EN: to be hit; to be struck
Can mean literally getting hit by a ball. But 99% of the time in 2026, it means a hugot post or a meme hit you right in the feels. "Ouch, relate much. Natamaan ako dun, bes." It's when a statement is so true for you, it feels like a personal attack.
ROOT MEANING: a hit; a strike; a correct guess
Has a strong literal meaning (to be hit by an object) and an even more common figurative meaning (to be emotionally or mentally affected by a statement or situation).
🇵🇭 Umiwas siya para hindi matamaan ng bola.
🇺🇸 He dodged so he wouldn't be hit by the ball.
🇵🇭 Huwag kang mag-alala, kahit matamaan ka sa sinabi ko, para din naman 'yun sa'yo.
🇺🇸 Don't worry, even if you're struck by what I said, it's also for your own good.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.