EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
pretending; feigning...
seedling; sapling...
bullet...
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/nag-ku-kun-wa-RI/
FIL: Gumagawa ng isang bagay na hindi totoo o hindi tunay; nagpapanggap.
EN: pretending; feigning
This is the 'kunwari-wari' state of being. It's when you're **pretending** to be okay even when you're not. Or when you're **pretending** to be busy at work to avoid your gossipy colleague. It's the art of acting, but for survival in the urban jungle. 'Ma, okay lang po ako dito,' you say, while eating instant noodles for the 5th time this week.
From 'kunwari' (supposedly, as if). The prefix 'nag-' and the reduplication of the first syllable 'ku-' indicates the progressive aspect (ongoing action).
ROOT MEANING: supposedly; seemingly; pretending
This is the progressive aspect (present tense) of the verb 'magkunwari'.
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🇵🇭 Nagkukunwari siyang natutulog para hindi siya utusan.
🇺🇸 He is pretending to be asleep so he won't be asked to do an errand.
🇵🇭 Huwag kang magkunwari na hindi mo alam ang tungkol sa isyu.
🇺🇸 Don't pretend that you don't know about the issue.
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