EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
conspiracy; collusion...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/pag-sa-sa-pa-KA-tan/
FIL: Ang lihim na kasunduan o pagkakaisa ng dalawa o higit pang tao upang magsagawa ng isang ilegal, masama, o mapanlinlang na gawain.
EN: conspiracy; collusion
This is the plot of every political thriller and the reason for your trust issues. It's when your teammates secretly agree to make you the group leader so they can all chill. It’s what you suspect is happening when all the food stalls in the food court raise their prices at the same time. It's a secret group chat, but for evil.
From pag- (nominalizer) + sa- (reciprocal) + pakat (agreement, pact), with 'sapakatan' itself meaning conspiracy.
ROOT MEANING: conspiracy; collusion; secret agreement
A formal and serious term with strong negative and legal connotations. Synonymous with 'sabwatan'.
🇵🇭 May hinala ang mga awtoridad na may naganap na pagsasapakatan upang manipulahin ang presyo ng bilihin.
🇺🇸 The authorities suspect that there was a collusion to manipulate the price of goods.
🇵🇭 Ang pagsasapakatan laban sa gobyerno ay isang krimen na may mabigat na parusa.
🇺🇸 Conspiracy against the government is a crime with a heavy penalty.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.