EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be destroyed; to be shattered; to be wrecked...
sewing; seamstress; dressmaking...
fort, fortress, stronghold...
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.
/ma-WA-sak/
FIL: Ang tuluyang pagkasira, pagguho, o pagkapira-piraso ng isang bagay, istruktura, o kahit damdamin.
EN: to be destroyed; to be shattered; to be wrecked
Can apply to your phone screen after it falls face down on the pavement, a building after an earthquake, or your heart after a painful breakup. It's not just 'sira' (broken), it's total annihilation. 'Yung 'di na kayang i-super glue o i-tape. The point of no return for broken things and broken hearts. "Wasak na wasak, beshie."
ROOT MEANING: destroyed; wrecked; broken
Can be used literally for physical destruction or figuratively for emotional devastation.
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🇵🇭 Maraming bahay ang nawasak dahil sa lindol.
🇺🇸 Many houses were destroyed by the earthquake.
🇵🇭 Nawasak ang puso niya nang malamang may iba na ang kanyang minamahal.
🇺🇸 Her heart was shattered when she found out her beloved has someone else.
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.