EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
when...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/nang/
FIL: Isang pangatnig na ginagamit bilang katumbas ng salitang 'noong' upang tukuyin ang oras o panahon na naganap ang isang kilos.
EN: when
This 'nang' is your time-traveling buddy. It means 'when' in the past tense, like 'noong'. 'Natutulog ako *nang* dumating ka.' (I was sleeping *when* you arrived). It sets the scene, like a flashback in a movie. It's the 'nang' that points to a specific moment in time.
Mula sa Proto-Philippine *naŋ.
This usage is synonymous with 'noong'. For example, 'Nang dumating siya' is the same as 'Noong dumating siya' (When he/she arrived).
🇵🇭 Nasa eskwelahan ako nang lumindol.
🇺🇸 I was at school when the earthquake happened.
🇵🇭 Nang umalis siya, doon ko naramdaman ang lungkot.
🇺🇸 When she left, that's when I felt the sadness.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.