EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
has electricity; live (wire)...
dejection; depression; extreme sadness...
state of being weakened; languor; wilting...
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.
/may-kur-YEN-te/
FIL: Tumutukoy sa isang lugar na may suplay ng kuryente o isang bagay na dinadaluyan ng kuryente.
EN: has electricity; live (wire)
The most beautiful phrase you can hear after a 12-hour brownout during a typhoon: 'Huy, **may-kuryente** na!' It means you can finally charge your phone, turn on the fan, and binge-watch Netflix again. It's the opposite of being 'offline'. Can also mean 'live wire,' so don't touch that thing your tito is 'fixing'.
From `may` (to have) + `kuryente` (electricity, from Spanish 'corriente').
ROOT MEANING: electricity, electric current
Very common in everyday conversation, especially when talking about power outages.
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🇵🇭 Mag-ingat ka sa kawad na iyan, baka may-kuryente.
🇺🇸 Be careful with that wire, it might be live.
🇵🇭 Salamat sa Diyos at may-kuryente na ulit tayo!
🇺🇸 Thank God we have electricity again!
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.