EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to make (people) face each other; to cross-examine...
nuisance; problem...
sickly; prone to illness...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/pag-ta-pat-ta-PA-tin/
FIL: Ang akto ng paghaharap sa dalawa o higit pang tao upang alamin ang katotohanan sa isang isyu o pangyayari, karaniwan upang paghambingin ang kanilang mga pahayag.
EN: to make (people) face each other; to cross-examine
This is the ultimate 'Marites Summit'. You bring Person A and Person B into the same room to finally get the real story. It's like a live-action version of reading two different comment threads about the same chismis and trying to figure out who's telling the truth. The goal? To stop the 'he said, she said' and get to the 'we said it to each other's faces'.
From `pag-` (verbal noun prefix) + reduplication of `tapat` (to be in front of, to be honest) + `-in` (object-focus suffix). It literally means 'to make them be in front of each other'.
ROOT MEANING: in front of; across from
This verb is often used in legal, investigative, or conflict-resolution contexts to resolve discrepancies in testimonies.
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🇵🇭 Kailangang pagtapat-tapatin ang dalawang saksi para malaman kung sino ang nagsasabi ng totoo.
🇺🇸 The two witnesses need to be made to face each other to know who is telling the truth.
🇵🇭 Sa halip na mag-away sa chat, mas mabuting pagtapat-tapatin na lang sila para magkaunawaan.
🇺🇸 Instead of fighting over chat, it's better to have them face each other to come to an understanding.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.