EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
trampling, stepping on each other...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/pag-ta-ta-pa-KAN/
FIL: Ang akto ng pagyapak o pag-apak ng maraming tao sa isa't isa o sa isang bagay, kadalasan sa paraang magulo at walang pag-iingat. Sa matalinhagang kahulugan, ito ay paninira sa kapwa upang umangat.
EN: trampling, stepping on each other
Literally, it's what happens in the MRT during rush hour when everyone's trying to get in or out. Figuratively, it's the 'crab mentality' in action. 'Yung sisiraan mo 'yung ka-team mo sa boss para ikaw ang ma-promote. It's the ruthless game of stepping on others to get ahead.
ROOT MEANING: to step on; to tread
Can be literal (physical trampling) or figurative (social/career backstabbing). The suffix '-an' here implies a reciprocal or collective action.
🇵🇭 Nagkaroon ng pagtatapakan sa gitna ng gulat na mga manonood.
🇺🇸 There was a trampling amidst the panicked audience.
🇵🇭 Sa mundo ng korporasyon, hindi maiiwasan ang pagtatapakan para sa promosyon.
🇺🇸 In the corporate world, stepping on each other for a promotion is unavoidable.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.