EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
intense, severe, extreme...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ma-tin-DI/
FIL: Naglalarawan sa isang bagay na may mataas na antas, lakas, o kalubhaan; malubha o mabigat.
EN: intense, severe, extreme
The 'extra rice' of adjectives. It's not just hot, it's 'matinding init' (like Manila in May). It's not just traffic, it's 'matinding traffic' (like EDSA on a payday Friday). It's the word you use when 'very' just isn't enough to capture the drama.
The linker -ng is often attached when it modifies a following noun (e.g., matinding gutom, matinding galit). This word is the root of phrases like 'matinding pagkapoot' (intense hatred) and 'matinding sakit' (intense pain).
🇵🇭 Nakaramdam siya ng matinding sakit ng ulo.
🇺🇸 He felt a severe headache.
🇵🇭 Mayroon siyang matinding pagkapoot sa mga taong umapi sa kanya.
🇺🇸 He has intense hatred for the people who oppressed him.
🇵🇭 Nag-iwan ng matinding pinsala ang nakaraang bagyo.
🇺🇸 The last typhoon left severe damage.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.