EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to attempt (something on someone); to make an atte...
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to slow down; to do something slowly...
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/pag-tang-ka-AN/
FIL: Isagawa ang isang pagsubok o balak, karaniwan ay may masamang layunin, laban sa isang tao, bagay, o lugar.
EN: to attempt (something on someone); to make an attempt on
This is the verb for when someone tries to do something, usually shady. Think of a snatcher trying to grab your phone ('pagtangkaan ang cellphone mo'), or worse, someone making a move on your life ('pagtangkaan ang buhay niya'). It's the action of a 'tangka,' an attempt, and it's rarely for a good reason.
This is a verb in the object-focus, locative form (`-an` suffix). It implies an attempt directed *at* or *on* something or someone. The noun form is 'pagtatangka'.
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🇵🇭 Binalaan ng pulisya ang publiko na huwag pagtangkaan ang sinumang lumabag sa batas nang mag-isa.
🇺🇸 The police warned the public not to make an attempt on anyone who breaks the law by themselves.
🇵🇭 Huwag mong pagtangkaan ang kanyang pasensya.
🇺🇸 Do not attempt to test his patience.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.