EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
state of being; manner of being...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/pag-ka-/
FIL: Isang unlapi na, kapag ikinabit sa isang salitang-ugat (karaniwan ay pang-uri o pangngalan), ay bumubuo ng isang pangngalan na nagsasaad ng katangian, kalagayan, o pagiging isang bagay.
EN: state of being; manner of being
This is the prefix that turns a description into a state of being. 'Ganda' (beauty) becomes 'pagkagand' (the state of being beautiful). 'Tao' (person) becomes 'pagkatao' (personhood/identity). It's the "-ness" or "-hood" of Tagalog. It takes an idea and puts it in a jar to talk about it as a concept.
Forms abstract nouns. For example, "pagka- + [adjective]" = "the state of being [adjective]". The word is written as one word (e.g., pagkatao) unless the root starts with a vowel, where a hyphen is sometimes used (pag-ibig).
🇵🇭 Ang pagkapilipino ay nasa puso at gawa.
🇺🇸 The state of being a Filipino is in the heart and in deeds.
🇵🇭 Ipinakita niya ang kanyang pagkatotoo sa lahat ng pagkakataon.
🇺🇸 He showed his authenticity (state of being true) in all situations.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.