EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
being legal, legality...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/pag-ka-le-GAL/
FIL: Ang katangian ng pagiging naaayon sa batas o legal.
EN: being legal, legality
This is the state of something being legit, not colorum. When your side hustle finally gets its DTI and BIR registration, that's its pagkalegal. It's the opposite of 'under the table' transactions.
From Spanish 'legal'. The 'pagka-' prefix here denotes the state or quality of being something.
ROOT MEANING: legal
Often used in formal contexts related to law, business, and government.
🇵🇭 Pinag-aaralan ng mga abogado ang pagkalegal ng kontrata.
🇺🇸 The lawyers are studying the legality of the contract.
🇵🇭 Tiniyak nila ang pagkalegal ng kanilang operasyon bago magsimula.
🇺🇸 They ensured the legality of their operation before starting.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.