EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be obliged, to be forced (by circumstance or du...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.
/ma-u-bli-GA/
FIL: Ang mapilitang gawin ang isang bagay dahil sa tungkulin, pangangailangan, o utang na loob.
EN: to be obliged, to be forced (by circumstance or duty)
That feeling when you're invited to a party you don't want to go to, but you have to show up because it's your boss's kid's birthday. 'Napilitan lang.' You're not exactly forced at gunpoint, but social pressure, utang na loob, or your job description makes you do it. You are 'ma-ubliga'.
From ma- (involuntary prefix) + Spanish 'obligar' (to obligate).
A common Taglish/Filipino word derived from Spanish. It implies a sense of duty or social pressure rather than physical force.
🇵🇭 Huwag kang mag-alala, hindi ka mauubliga na sumama kung ayaw mo.
🇺🇸 Don't worry, you won't be obliged to come if you don't want to.
🇵🇭 Nauubliga akong tulungan siya dahil sa aming pinagsamahan.
🇺🇸 I am obliged to help him because of our shared history.
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Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.