EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
for effect, for show...
Toxic...
Soy sauce...
Pang-uri
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/pang-e-PEK-to/
FIL: Ginagawa o ginagamit upang makalikha ng isang partikular na impresyon, damdamin, o resulta, na hindi laging tunay o taos-puso.
EN: for effect, for show
This is the "for the 'gram" of Tagalog. Crying in a music video? **Pang-epekto**. That dramatic slow-motion walk? **Pang-epekto**. That long, vague Facebook post about "challenges"? Pure **pang-epekto**. It's all about the presentation, the drama, the ✨aesthetic✨.
From `pang-` + `epekto` (effect), which is from Spanish 'efecto'.
ROOT MEANING: effect
A Taglish/Filipinized term. Can be used as an adjective ("pang-epektong luha" - tears for effect) or as a noun ("puro ka pang-epekto" - you're all for show).
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🇵🇭 Huwag kang maniwala sa iyak niya, pang-epekto lang 'yan.
🇺🇸 Don't believe his crying, that's just for effect.
🇵🇭 Nagsuot siya ng salamin kahit hindi malabo ang mata, pang-epekto lang daw.
🇺🇸 He wore glasses even though his vision isn't blurry, supposedly just for show.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.