EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
secretly; stealthily...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/pa-ta-GO/
FIL: Sa paraang hindi nakikita, nalalaman, o napapansin ng iba; palihim.
EN: secretly; stealthily
How you eat the last piece of cake from the fridge at 2 AM. How you check your crush's social media profile. It's doing something on the down-low, away from prying eyes (aka the neighborhood chismosa). The official 'ninja mode' of the Filipino language.
From `pa-` (adverbial prefix) + `tago` (hide).
ROOT MEANING: hidden; secret
🇵🇭 Patago siyang kumuha ng pagkain sa ref habang tulog ang lahat.
🇺🇸 He secretly got food from the ref while everyone was asleep.
🇵🇭 Nagkita sila nang patago upang hindi malaman ng kanilang mga magulang.
🇺🇸 They met stealthily so their parents wouldn't find out.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.