EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
powerful, influential...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
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FIL: May taglay na kapangyarihan, awtoridad, o impluwensya na makapagpasunod o makapagpabago ng mga pangyayari.
EN: powerful, influential
This is the "May I speak to the manager?" energy, but you ARE the manager. 'Yung HR na may hawak ng payroll. 'Yung lola na isang tingin lang, titino na lahat ng apo. They hold the power.
From naka- + pangyayari (event, happening), but in this context, it derives its meaning from kapangyarihan (power), which is also from the root yari (to make, to finish).
ROOT MEANING: workmanship; make; finish
Describes a person, entity, or force that holds power or authority.
🇵🇭 Ang pangulo ng bansa ang siyang pinaka-nakapangyayari sa sangay ng ehekutibo.
🇺🇸 The country's president is the most powerful in the executive branch.
🇵🇭 Isang nakapangyayari na korporasyon ang bumili sa maliit na kumpanya.
🇺🇸 A powerful corporation bought the small company.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.