EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be called; to be summoned...
nurturing; care; protection...
hopping or skipping on one foot...
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.
/ma-TA-wag/
FIL: Maging paksa ng isang pagtawag; ang pagbanggit sa pangalan ng isang tao upang makuha ang atensyon o hilingin ang kanyang presensya.
EN: to be called; to be summoned
The feeling of dread when you're chilling at your desk and you hear your boss's voice from their office. You're about to matawag. It's the passive form—you're not the one calling, you're the one *being called*.
ROOT MEANING: a call, a name/title
This is the object-focus counterpart to 'tumawag' (to call). The subject of 'matawag' is the person or thing being called.
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🇵🇭 Ayokong matawag sa klase dahil hindi ako nag-aral.
🇺🇸 I don't want to be called in class because I didn't study.
🇵🇭 Maaari ba akong matawag na 'Dok' kahit hindi pa ako doktor?
🇺🇸 Can I be called 'Doc' even if I'm not yet a doctor?
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.