EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
alertness...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/pag-ka-a-lis-TO/
FIL: Ang kalagayan ng pagiging handa, gising ang diwa, at mabilis tumugon sa anumang mangyayari.
EN: alertness
Your pagkaalisto is what kicks in when you hear a noise at 2 AM and you grab the nearest walis tambo for defense. It's the mindset of a BPO agent during a surprise call audit, or a "marites" when she senses fresh chismis nearby. Stay woke, kumbaga.
From `pagka-` (state of being) + `alisto` (alert), from Spanish `listo` (ready, clever).
ROOT MEANING: alert, quick, ready
Connotes a state of being mentally and physically prepared for action.
🇵🇭 Dahil sa kanyang pagkaalisto, naiwasan niya ang aksidente sa daan.
🇺🇸 Because of his alertness, he avoided the accident on the road.
🇵🇭 Kailangan ang pagkaalisto ng mga guwardiya sa gabi.
🇺🇸 The vigilance of the guards at night is necessary.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.