EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
straight ahead; directly...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/pa-de-RET-so/
FIL: Sa paraang direkta o tuwid patungo sa isang direksyon; walang pagliko o pag-ikot.
EN: straight ahead; directly
What the Grab driver asks you: "Sir, paderetso lang po ba tayo dito?" (Sir, are we just going straight ahead here?). It's the opposite of "paligoy-ligoy" (beating around the bush). If you want the chismis, you tell your friend, "Paderetso na, ano ba talaga nangyari?" (Get straight to the point, what really happened?).
From Spanish 'derecho' (straight, right).
ROOT MEANING: directly; straight
The 'pa-' prefix indicates direction or movement towards.
🇵🇭 Mula rito, maglakad ka lang nang paderetso at makikita mo na ang simbahan.
🇺🇸 From here, just walk straight ahead and you will see the church.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.