EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
act of surpassing; exceeding...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/pag-HI-git/
FIL: Ang kalagayan o akto ng paglampas sa isang tiyak na antas, bilang, o kalidad; pagiging mas mataas o nakahihigit.
EN: act of surpassing; exceeding
This is what "extra" literally means. When the bill is P950 but you give P1000, that's with paghigit. It's going above and beyond. It can refer to talent ("Ang galing niya, may paghigit sa inaasahan!"), quantity, or even drama ("Yung reaction niya, may paghigit sa sitwasyon.").
pag- (prefix indicating action/process) + higit (more than, to exceed)
Can be used to mean 'more than' or 'the act of being more than'.
🇵🇭 Ang kanyang galing sa pagkanta ay may paghigit sa lahat ng sumali.
🇺🇸 Her singing talent surpassed all the other contestants.
🇵🇭 Dahil sa kanyang paghigit sa tungkulin, siya ay nabigyan ng promosyon.
🇺🇸 Because of his act of exceeding his duties, he was given a promotion.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.