EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
was cornered; was in a tight spot; was short on ca...
foot file, pumice stone...
sawdust, wood shavings...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/na-GI-pit/
FIL: Nasa isang kalagayan na mahirap o walang malabasan; naipit sa isang sitwasyon; kinapos sa pananalapi.
EN: was cornered; was in a tight spot; was short on cash
That feeling a week before payday. You're 'financially challenged' or, in Pinoy terms, nagipit. It's also when you're stuck between two arguing friends. You are, quite literally, in a tight spot. The universal signal to message a friend, 'Pautang, besh.'
Can refer to a financial, physical, or emotional state of being constricted or pressured.
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🇵🇭 Nagipit ako sa pera noong nakaraang linggo kaya nangutang muna ako.
🇺🇸 I was short on cash last week so I had to borrow money.
🇵🇭 Pakiramdam niya ay nagipit siya sa desisyon ng kanyang mga magulang.
🇺🇸 He felt cornered by his parents' decision.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.