EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
is related to...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/MAY ki-na-LA-man/
FIL: Ang pagkakaroon ng koneksyon, relasyon, o pagiging sangkot sa isang partikular na bagay, tao, o pangyayari.
EN: is related to
This is the ultimate "it's complicated" status for any situation. When you ask your friend why they're fighting with someone and they say, "Basta, may kinalaman 'to sa nangyari dati," you know it's deep. It's the go-to phrase for connecting dots, whether you're solving a crime ("May kinalaman ba siya sa krimen?") or just trying to understand office politics.
From 'may' (has) + 'kinalaman' (involvement/relation), which comes from the root 'alam' (know).
A very versatile and common phrase to express connection or involvement. The negative form 'walang kinalaman' (has no involvement) is also very common.
🇵🇭 Ang pagtaas ng presyo ng gasolina ay may kinalaman sa sitwasyon sa Gitnang Silangan.
🇺🇸 The increase in gas prices has something to do with the situation in the Middle East.
🇵🇭 "Wala akong kinalaman diyan!" ang sigaw ng suspek.
🇺🇸 "I am not involved in that!" shouted the suspect.
🇵🇭 Lahat ng nangyayari sa buhay mo ay may kinalaman sa mga desisyon mo.
🇺🇸 Everything that happens in your life is related to your decisions.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.