EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to suspect; to wrongly accuse; to mistake someone ...
anointing of the sick; last rites...
the act of calming someone down; appeasement...
Pang-uri
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/pag-a-ka-LA-an/
FIL: Ang pagbibintang o paghinala sa isang tao nang walang sapat na batayan; ang pagkakamali sa pagkilala o pag-unawa sa tunay na katangian o intensyon ng isang tao o bagay.
EN: to suspect; to wrongly accuse; to mistake someone for
'Huwag mo akong pag-akalaan!' is the classic line when your mom thinks you ate the last piece of leche flan (but it was really your sibling). It's being the 'sus' in a game of Among Us. It's when your friend assumes you're galit, but you're really just hungry. It's the verb form of 'assuming makes an ass out of u and me.'
ROOT MEANING: impression, thought, assumption
Often carries a negative connotation of wrongful judgment or misidentification.
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🇵🇭 Huwag mo siyang pag-akalaan na magnanakaw dahil lang sa kanyang itsura.
🇺🇸 Don't suspect him of being a thief just because of his appearance.
🇵🇭 Madalas akong pag-akalaan na mas matanda kaysa sa tunay kong edad.
🇺🇸 I am often mistaken for being older than my actual age.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.