EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to mediate; to intervene...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/pa-ma-gi-TA-nan/
FIL: Ang akto ng pagiging tagapamagitan o namamagitan sa dalawa o higit pang panig upang ayusin ang isang alitan o di-pagkakaunawaan.
EN: to mediate; to intervene
This is what you do when your two besties are having a fight and you're stuck in the middle. You have to "pamagitanan" them, playing peacemaker like a UN envoy but for petty drama. It's being the group's designated adult or official HR representative.
From `pa-` + `magitan` (middle, derived from 'gitna') + `-an`.
A more formal term for mediation. 'Mamagitan' is the more common verb form.
🇵🇭 Sinubukan niyang pamagitanan ang away ng mag-asawa ngunit hindi siya pinakinggan.
🇺🇸 He tried to mediate the couple's fight, but they wouldn't listen.
🇵🇭 Ang barangay captain ang dapat pamagitanan sa mga alitan ng kanyang nasasakupan.
🇺🇸 The barangay captain should mediate the disputes of his constituents.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.