EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
literature...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/pa-la-ti-TI-kan/
FIL: Ang kabuuan ng mga nasusulat na akda, lalo na ang mga itinuturing na may mataas na kalidad na pansining, ng isang partikular na wika, bansa, o panahon.
EN: literature
All the required readings from your Filipino class—from Noli Me Tángere to the works of Nick Joaquin. It's the 'greatest hits' collection of a country's written masterpieces. The stuff that makes you say 'Wow, ang lalim!'
From 'pala-' (indicating a system or study) + 'titik' (letter) + '-an' (place or collection). It signifies a collection or system of letters/writing.
This term is formal and primarily used in academic and literary discussions. 'Panitikan' is a more common synonym.
🇵🇭 Mayaman ang Pilipinas sa palatitikan bago pa man dumating ang mga mananakop.
🇺🇸 The Philippines was rich in literature even before the colonizers arrived.
🇵🇭 Pinag-aaralan sa kursong Filipino ang iba't ibang anyo ng palatitikan ng bansa.
🇺🇸 Different forms of the country's literature are studied in the Filipino course.
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