EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
very careful...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.
/na-pa-ka-I-ngat/
FIL: Nagpapakita ng sukdulang antas ng pag-iingat; lubhang maingat upang maiwasan ang pagkakamali, panganib, o pinsala.
EN: very careful
This is your friend who double-checks if the door is locked, then triple-checks, then takes a picture of the locked door for proof. It's the energy of someone handling their last piece of chicharon or a fragile heart that's been ghosted before. Maximum effort sa pag-iingat, bes!
Mula sa unlaping `napaka-` (nagpapahiwatig ng sukdulang antas) at salitang ugat na `ingat` (caution).
ROOT MEANING: take care; be careful
The prefix 'napaka-' is one of the most common ways to form the superlative degree of an adjective in Tagalog, equivalent to 'very' or '-est'.
🇵🇭 Napakaingat niyang binuhat ang bagong panganak na sanggol.
🇺🇸 She was very careful in carrying the newborn baby.
🇵🇭 Kailangang maging napakaingat sa pagmamaneho kapag madulas ang kalsada.
🇺🇸 One must be very careful when driving if the road is slippery.
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Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.