EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
being tried (in court)...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ni-li-LI-tis/
FIL: Ito ang kasalukuyang proseso ng pagdinig at pagpapasya sa isang kaso sa hukuman. Tumutukoy sa isang taong sumasailalim sa paglilitis.
EN: being tried (in court)
This is what happens when you're in the hot seat, courtroom drama style. Think "Ipaglaban Mo" or "Case Unclosed". It's the legal version of your mom asking "Saan ka galing at anong oras na?" with matching evidence from your FB posts. You're being questioned, examined, and judged.
ROOT MEANING: trial; hearing (in court)
Present tense, passive voice of 'litis' (trial).
🇵🇭 Ang akusado ay kasalukuyang nililitis para sa kasong pagnanakaw.
🇺🇸 The accused is currently being tried for the crime of theft.
🇵🇭 Pakiramdam ko'y nililitis ako sa tuwing tinatanong ako ng aking biyenan.
🇺🇸 I feel like I'm being cross-examined every time my mother-in-law asks me questions.
💬 JOIN THE COMMUNITY DISCUSSION
VOTE, COMMENT, AND HELP IMPROVE THIS DEFINITION
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.