EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
the act of falling over; collapse...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/pag-ka-tum-BA/
FIL: Ang akto o pangyayari ng pagbagsak o pagguho ng isang bagay o tao mula sa pagkakatayo.
EN: the act of falling over; collapse
What happens to your Jenga tower when your clumsy tito bumps the table. Also, what happens to your will to live after seeing your Meralco bill. That sudden, dramatic fall is pagkatumba.
From 'pagka-' (state/manner of) + 'tumba' (fall, topple).
ROOT MEANING: fallen; toppled over
Used for both literal falling of objects/people and figurative collapse (e.g., of a business or a plan).
🇵🇭 Nagulat ang lahat sa biglaang pagkatumba ng puno.
🇺🇸 Everyone was surprised by the sudden collapse of the tree.
🇵🇭 Ang kanyang pagkatumba sa entablado ay naging viral.
🇺🇸 His act of falling over on stage went viral.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.