EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
pawned; mortgaged...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/na-ka-sang-LA/
FIL: Ang kalagayan ng isang ari-arian na ipinagkatiwala bilang kolateral o garantiya para sa isang utang.
EN: pawned; mortgaged
This is the official status of your laptop during "petsa de peligro." You bring your valuable item to a pawnshop ("sanlaan") for some quick cash. The item is now **nakasangla**. It's basically telling your PS5, "See you next sweldo, buddy." A classic Filipino financial hugot move.
The 'naka-' prefix describes the state of the object that has been pawned or mortgaged. The object is temporarily owned by the creditor.
🇵🇭 Nakasangla pa rin ang alahas na minana niya sa kanyang lola.
🇺🇸 The jewelry she inherited from her grandmother is still pawned.
🇵🇭 Maraming bahay at lupa ang nakasangla sa bangko dahil sa krisis.
🇺🇸 Many houses and lots are mortgaged to the bank because of the crisis.
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