EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
old; aged (for people, animals)...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.
/ma-tan-DA/
FIL: May katandaan na o marami nang edad; hindi na bata.
EN: old; aged (for people, animals)
Describes someone who has collected many birthdays. They have more stories than you have IG posts, and their knees probably make more noise than your notifications. They've earned their senior citizen discount and the right to say "noong panahon namin..."
ma- (descriptive prefix) + tanda (age, sign)
ROOT MEANING: old age, maturity
Primarily used for people and animals. For inanimate objects, the word is 'luma'.
🇵🇭 Ang aso namin ay matanda na kaya palagi na lang natutulog.
🇺🇸 Our dog is old now so it's always sleeping.
🇵🇭 Mas matanda siya sa akin ng limang taon.
🇺🇸 He is five years older than me.
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Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.