EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
standing intermittently; loitering...
Wretchedness; pitifulness...
Defeat; state of being conquered...
Pang-uri
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/pa-TIN-dig-TIN-dig/
FIL: Paulit-ulit na pagtayo nang walang malinaw na dahilan o patutunguhan; pag-aaksaya ng oras sa pagtayo-tayo lamang.
EN: standing intermittently; loitering
'Yung ginagawa ng guard sa mall, o 'yung tambay sa kanto. You're just standing there, maybe shifting your weight, looking around, not really doing anything productive. "Bakit ka **patindig-tindig** lang diyan? Tulungan mo ako dito!" is what your mom yells when she sees you being useless.
From reduplication of tindig with the pa- prefix, indicating a casual or repeated action.
ROOT MEANING: posture
Carries a slightly negative connotation of aimlessness or wasting time.
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🇵🇭 Imbes na magtrabaho, patindig-tindig lang siya sa labas buong araw.
🇺🇸 Instead of working, he was just loitering outside all day.
🇵🇭 Nakita ko siyang patindig-tindig sa may kanto, tila may hinihintay.
🇺🇸 I saw him standing intermittently at the corner, seemingly waiting for someone.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.