EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
folding...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/nag-tu-tu-PI/
FIL: Ang kasalukuyang kilos ng paglilimpon o pag-aayos ng isang bagay, tulad ng damit o papel, sa pamamagitan ng paglalapat ng mga gilid nito. Ito ang anyong pangkasalukuyan ng pandiwang 'magtupi'.
EN: folding
What you're doing when your friend calls and asks "Ano gawa mo?" and you want to sound productive. "Nagtutupi lang ng damit." It's the therapeutic (or tedious) process of turning chaos into neat little squares. The perfect background activity for listening to a podcast about unsolved mysteries or chismis.
Tagalog prefix 'nag-' + reduplicated first syllable 'tu-' + 'tupi'.
ROOT MEANING: fold; crease; pleat
Present progressive tense of 'magtupi'.
🇵🇭 Huwag mo akong istorbohin, nagtutupi ako ng mga bagong laba.
🇺🇸 Don't bother me, I'm folding the newly washed clothes.
🇵🇭 Habang nanonood ng TV, nagtutupi ng papel si Ana para sa kanyang origami.
🇺🇸 While watching TV, Ana is folding paper for her origami.
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