EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
To entertain; to give attention to (often negative...
to come to a mutual understanding...
to clash; to have a heated argument...
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/pa-TU-lan/
FIL: Bigyan ng pansin o pag-aksayahan ng panahon ang isang tao, bagay, o sitwasyon, na kadalasan ay may negatibong konotasyon o itinuturing na hindi ka-lebel.
EN: To entertain; to give attention to (often negative)
The classic advice from your nanay when someone's being an idiot online: "Huwag mo nang patulan." It means don't stoop to their level, don't engage, don't feed the trolls. To patulan something is to give it your precious time and energy, which it probably doesn't deserve.
From `patol` (to engage, to deal with) + `-an` (locative/object-focus suffix).
ROOT MEANING: to stoop down to someone's level; to engage with
The root word 'patol' is rarely used on its own. The verb 'patulan' is very common, especially as a command in the negative ('huwag patulan').
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🇵🇭 Kahit anong pamba-bash ang gawin nila, hindi ko sila patutulan.
🇺🇸 No matter how much they bash me, I won't give them any attention.
🇵🇭 Bakit mo pa kasi pinatulan ang tsismis? Lalo lang lumaki ang gulo.
🇺🇸 Why did you even entertain the gossip? The conflict just got bigger.
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