EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to persuade earnestly; to convince thoroughly...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/pa-ka-hi-ka-YA-tin/
FIL: Pilitin o kumbinsihin ang isang tao sa masigasig at puspusang paraan.
EN: to persuade earnestly; to convince thoroughly
This is the level of persuasion needed to get your barkada to go on a spontaneous beach trip even though everyone's broke. It's more than just asking; it's presenting a PowerPoint, showing a budget spreadsheet, and appealing to their FOMO. It’s sales talk on steroids.
ROOT MEANING: persuasion, inducement
Implies a greater degree of effort and earnestness than the simpler 'hikayatin'.
🇵🇭 Sinubukan niyang pakahikayatin ang komite na aprubahan ang kanyang proyekto.
🇺🇸 He tried to persuade earnestly the committee to approve his project.
🇵🇭 Pakahikayatin mo si Ana na sumama sa atin.
🇺🇸 Try your best to convince Ana to come with us.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.