EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
shortcoming; deficiency; fault...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/pag-ku-ku-LANG/
FIL: Isang kakulangan, kamalian, o hindi pagtupad sa inaasahan o sa tungkulin.
EN: shortcoming; deficiency; fault
This is the main character in every Filipino teleserye family drama. "Nagkulang ba ako bilang ina?" It's that feeling when your data runs out before payday, or when your contribution to the group project wasn't enough. It's the gap between "sana all" and "what you actually got."
From `pag-` + reduplication of the first syllable of `kulang`.
Carries a sense of failure to meet an obligation or expectation.
🇵🇭 Inamin niya ang kanyang pagkukulang sa pamilya.
🇺🇸 He admitted his shortcomings towards his family.
🇵🇭 Anuman ang pagkukulang ng proyekto, kailangan nating solusyunan.
🇺🇸 Whatever the project's deficiency is, we need to solve it.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.