EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to harden; to make firm...
To gamble; to bet...
Son-in-law / Daughter-in-law...
Pang-uri
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/pa-ti-ga-SIN/
FIL: Gawing matigas, solido, o matatag ang isang bagay na malambot o likido.
EN: to harden; to make firm
This is what you do to cement to build a house, or to your "paninindigan" (principles) when you're trying to prove a point. It's also what you do to your heart ("patigasin ang puso") when you've had enough of the drama and decide to go full-on stone-hearted. "Bes, 'wag mo nang replyan. **Patigasin** mo 'yang puso mo!"
From `pa-` (causative prefix) + `tigas` (hard) + `-in` (object-focus suffix).
Can be used literally for physical objects (e.g., cement, jelly) or figuratively for emotions, resolve, etc.
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🇵🇭 Kailangang patigasin ang semento bago ito tuluyang patungan.
🇺🇸 The cement needs to be hardened before anything is placed on top of it.
🇵🇭 Sinubukan niyang patigasin ang kanyang puso upang hindi na masaktan.
🇺🇸 She tried to harden her heart so she wouldn't get hurt anymore.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.