EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to tumble, to fall headfirst, to be overturned...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ma-ti-wa-RIK/
FIL: Ang biglaang pagbagsak o pagbaligtad kung saan ang itaas na bahagi ay napupunta sa ibaba.
EN: to tumble, to fall headfirst, to be overturned
Imagine tripping on a flat surface in slow motion. That's it. It's a clumsy, ungraceful fall, often head over heels. Parang yung mundo mo nung nalaman mong "work friends" lang pala kayo. Your whole world got turned upside down. Pwedeng literal na natumba, or metaphorical na pagbagsak.
From *ma-* (potential verb prefix) + *tiwarik* (upside down, overturned).
Implies a sudden, often awkward, overturning or falling motion.
🇵🇭 Muntik na siyang matiwarik dahil sa madulas na sahig.
🇺🇸 He almost tumbled because of the slippery floor.
🇵🇭 Sa lakas ng hangin, halos matiwarik ang payong niya.
🇺🇸 With the strength of the wind, his umbrella almost got overturned.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.