EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
pathos...
impenetrable, impassable...
unforgettable...
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/PA-tos/
FIL: Isang katangian sa sining o panitikan na pumupukaw ng damdamin ng awa, lungkot, o habag.
EN: pathos
This is a direct loanword. It's the secret ingredient in every Filipino drama that makes your tita cry. The sob story of the 'bida,' the dramatic slow-motion rain scene, the 'Maalaala Mo Kaya' episode that hits too close to home—that's patos. It’s the 'feels' that marketing agencies and film directors manipulate to get a reaction.
From Greek 'pathos' via English/Spanish.
Primarily used in literary, academic, or rhetorical contexts. Not common in everyday conversation.
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🇵🇭 Gumamit ng matinding patos ang manunulat upang makuha ang simpatya ng mambabasa.
🇺🇸 The writer used intense pathos to get the reader's sympathy.
🇵🇭 Ang kanyang talumpati ay puno ng patos at nakaantig sa puso ng marami.
🇺🇸 His speech was full of pathos and touched the hearts of many.
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