EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to make things match; to reconcile...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/pa-pag-tug-MA-in/
FIL: Pag-ayusin ang dalawa o higit pang bagay, salaysay, o konsepto upang maging magkatugma, magkabagay, o magkasundo.
EN: to make things match; to reconcile
This is what you do to your alibi with your friend before talking to your parents. Or when the accountant tries to make the numbers in the expense report and the receipts finally agree. The corporate way of saying, "Let's make our stories match."
From pa- (causative) + pag- (causative) + tugma (match/rhyme).
Can be used for reconciling differences, matching items (like colors or clothes), or making stories/accounts consistent.
🇵🇭 Sige, subukan mong papagtugmain ang kulay ng kurtina at ng sofa.
🇺🇸 Go ahead, try to make the color of the curtain and the sofa match.
🇵🇭 Mahirap papagtugmain ang kanilang mga salaysay dahil magkaiba sila ng nakita.
🇺🇸 It's difficult to reconcile their statements because they saw different things.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.