EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be able to calculate; to be able to reckon...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ma-TU-os/
FIL: Ang kakayahang makalkula, mabilang, o masuma ang isang halaga o kabuuan.
EN: to be able to calculate; to be able to reckon
This is your brain's ability to process numbers, usually when splitting the bill with friends. "Wait lang, 'di ko **matuos** kung magkano ambag ng bawat isa." It's also used for figuring out something complex, like your feelings or the total damage of your Shopee cart. It's the mental math you do before realizing you should've just used a calculator.
ma- (potential prefix) + tuos (calculation, reckoning)
ROOT MEANING: calculation, reckoning, accounting
Often used in the negative form "hindi matuos" to mean incalculable or immeasurable.
🇵🇭 Hindi ko matuos kung gaano kalaki ang utang na loob ko sa iyo.
🇺🇸 I cannot calculate how much I owe you in gratitude.
🇵🇭 Subukan mong matuos ang lahat ng nagastos natin sa biyahe.
🇺🇸 Try to calculate everything we spent on the trip.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.