EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
Very intelligent, extremely smart...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.
/na-pa-ka-ta-LI-no/
FIL: May pambihirang talino o kakayahang umunawa at matuto; sukdulan sa talino.
EN: Very intelligent, extremely smart
That classmate who never seems to study but always aces the exam. The person in your group project who does all the work and single-handedly saves your grade. They're not just 'matalino', they're **napakatalino**. The Jose Rizal of your barkada.
From the intensifier prefix "napaka-" and the root word "talino" (intelligence).
A high compliment for someone's intellectual capacity.
🇵🇭 Napakatalino ni Rizal kaya siya ay naging pambansang bayani.
🇺🇸 Rizal was very intelligent, which is why he became a national hero.
🇵🇭 Kailangan mong maging napakatalino para masagot ang mga bugtong na iyon.
🇺🇸 You need to be extremely smart to answer those riddles.
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Pang-uri
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