EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to prosecute; to persecute...
whooping cough...
anyway; in the end; besides...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang bagay na walang matulis na dulo o talim; mapurol.
/pag-u-SI-gin/
FIL: Magsagawa ng legal na aksyon laban sa isang tao; o tratuhin nang malupit at walang-awa ang isang tao o grupo.
EN: to prosecute; to persecute
This is the action form of `pag-usig`. It's what your conscience does to you after you eat the last piece of pizza that was for your sibling ('Inuusig ako ng konsensya ko!'). In a more serious sense, it's the verb for taking someone to court or systematically oppressing a group.
The verb form corresponding to the noun 'pag-usig'.
🇵🇭 Ipinag-utos ng korte na pag-usigin ang lahat ng sangkot sa krimen.
🇺🇸 The court ordered to prosecute all those involved in the crime.
🇵🇭 Patuloy siyang pinag-uusig ng kanyang budhi dahil sa kanyang kasinungalingan.
🇺🇸 He is continuously being tormented (persecuted) by his conscience because of his lie.
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Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang bagay na walang matulis na dulo o talim; mapurol.