EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
able to cut; causing a break...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/na-ka-pu-PU-tol/
FIL: May kakayahang maghiwa, maghati, o magputol ng isang bagay.
EN: able to cut; causing a break
Describes anything that can cut you off. A sharp knife, for example. Or 'yung mabagal na internet connection na nakapuputol ng momentum mo sa work. Or 'yung chismosa na nakapuputol ng usapan niyo para mag-share ng "breaking news".
ROOT MEANING: cut, severed, disconnected
The 'nakapu-' prefix here implies an ability or potential to cut. It's not just "cut" (putol), but "capable of cutting".
🇵🇭 Mag-ingat ka sa bubog na iyan, nakapuputol ng paa.
🇺🇸 Be careful with that shard of glass, it's able to cut feet.
🇵🇭 Ang biglaang pagkawala ng kuryente ay nakapuputol ng daloy ng trabaho.
🇺🇸 The sudden power outage is causing a break in the workflow.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.