EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
inquiry; investigation; prying...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.
/pag-u-u-SI-sa/
FIL: Ang masusing pagtatanong o pagsisiyasat upang malaman ang katotohanan o mga detalye tungkol sa isang bagay.
EN: inquiry; investigation; prying
The official term for being 'usi' or 'usyosero/usyosera'. It's what your tita does at family reunions when she asks, 'Kailan ka ikakasal?' It's the difference between asking 'How are you?' and asking 'So, how are you... *really*? Spill the tea!' It's investigation on a personal, sometimes annoying, level.
From 'pag-' (gerund prefix) + 'usisa' (inquire).
Can have a slightly negative connotation of being nosy or prying, but can also mean a formal inquiry.
🇵🇭 Dahil sa kanyang pag-uusisa, nalaman niya ang lihim ng pamilya.
🇺🇸 Because of her prying, she discovered the family's secret.
🇵🇭 Ang pag-uusisa ng pulisya ay nagdulot ng mga bagong ebidensya.
🇺🇸 The police's investigation yielded new evidence.
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Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.