EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be spotted or seen (by someone)...
to have something reduced or lessened...
to have oneself imprisoned again...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/ma-ta-na-WAN/
FIL: Makita o mapansin ng isang tao mula sa isang partikular na lokasyon o pananaw.
EN: to be spotted or seen (by someone)
This is the opposite of `matanaw`. You are the object being seen. It's that mini-panic when you're doing something silly in public and you realize someone from a high-rise window might be watching you. "Hala, baka may makatanaw sa atin dito!" It's being visible from a vantage point.
ma- (abilitative prefix) + tanaw (view) + -an (locative/referential suffix)
ROOT MEANING: view, sight (from a distance)
The focus is on the person or object being seen from afar. The -an suffix shifts the focus. Compare: Matanaw ko ang isla (I can see the island). Matatanawan ako sa isla (I can be seen from the island).
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🇵🇭 Kahit nasa malayo ka, matatanawan ka pa rin dahil sa suot mong matingkad na damit.
🇺🇸 Even if you're far away, you can still be spotted because of the bright clothes you're wearing.
🇵🇭 Tago tayo dito para hindi tayo matanawan ng guwardiya.
🇺🇸 Let's hide here so we won't be seen by the guard.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.