EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
was jailed, was trapped, was confined...
to erupt; to explode; to fire (a gun)...
to cut; to sever...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/na-ku-LONG/
FIL: Ang kalagayan ng pagiging hindi makaalis sa isang lugar, maaaring sa bilangguan o dahil sa isang hadlang.
EN: was jailed, was trapped, was confined
The literal meaning is "jailed," like in Bilibid. But it's also what you feel during a 4-hour meeting that could have been an email. "Help, nakulong ako sa elevator!" Or for Pinoys abroad, "Nakulong kami sa bahay dahil sa snowstorm." It's the feeling of being stuck, literally or figuratively.
The phrase 'nakulong ng niyebe' is a specific application meaning 'snowed in' or 'trapped by snow'. The general word 'nakulong' means trapped or imprisoned.
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🇵🇭 Dahil sa lakas ng blizzard, nakulong sila sa kanilang bahay.
🇺🇸 Because of the strong blizzard, they were trapped in their house.
🇵🇭 Ang magnanakaw ay nakulong ng sampung taon.
🇺🇸 The thief was jailed for ten years.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.