EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be beaten to it; to be preempted...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ma-u-NA-han/
FIL: Malampasan o magawa ng iba ang isang bagay bago pa man magkaroon ng pagkakataong gawin ito.
EN: to be beaten to it; to be preempted
The ultimate "sayang" moment. Like when you were about to ask your crush out, but your friend got to them first. Or when you saw the last seat on the MRT, but someone faster snagged it. It's the "na-seen-zone ka na, na-unfriend ka pa" of life's little competitions, from getting the last piece of chicken to getting that promotion. You snooze, you lose.
From 'una' (first), with the 'ma- -han' affix creating a verb meaning 'to have something done to you first by another'.
ROOT MEANING: first; primary; before
Implies a competition or a race against time, whether explicit or implicit.
🇵🇭 Akmang bibili na ako ng tiket, pero naunahan ako ng babae sa pila.
🇺🇸 I was about to buy a ticket, but the woman in line got to it before me.
🇵🇭 Mag-isip ka na ng bagong idea para hindi ka maunahan ng kalaban mong kumpanya.
🇺🇸 Think of a new idea so you won't be preempted by your rival company.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.