EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
feeling pity; feeling sorry for...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/na-a-A-wa/
FIL: Ang pandamdam ng habag o pakikiramay para sa isang tao o nilalang na nasa mahirap o malungkot na kalagayan.
EN: feeling pity; feeling sorry for
That feeling you get when you see a stray kitten in the rain or when your friend gets ghosted for the third time this month. It's not just "sorry," it's an active feeling of compassion. "Friend, naaawa na ako sa'yo, tigilan mo na kaka-stalk sa kanya."
From na- (actor-focus verb prefix, present tense) + reduplication of the first syllable 'a' + awa (pity, mercy).
Often used to express compassion or sympathy.
🇵🇭 Naaawa ako sa mga batang lansangan.
🇺🇸 I feel sorry for the street children.
🇵🇭 Huwag kang mag-alala, hindi ako naaawa sa sarili ko, lumalaban ako.
🇺🇸 Don't worry, I'm not pitying myself, I am fighting.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.