EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
To nullify, to invalidate...
crookedness; obliqueness...
keel (of a boat)...
Pang-uri
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/pa-wa-lang-BI-sa/
FIL: Ang akto ng pag-aalis ng legalidad, pagiging epektibo, o kapangyarihan ng isang bagay tulad ng kasunduan, batas, o dokumento.
EN: To nullify, to invalidate
The official term for 'cancel culture' but for documents and contracts. It's when you make something 'null and void,' like your ex's promises, a parking ticket you successfully contested, or that free trial you forgot to cancel before they charged your card.
From pa- prefix + wala (none) + -ng linker + bisa (effect, validity).
This is the infinitive form. It is often conjugated as 'pinawalang-bisa' (past) or 'papawalang-bisain' (future). The root verb is 'pawalang-bisain'.
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🇵🇭 Kailangang pawalang-bisa ang lumang kontrata bago gumawa ng bago.
🇺🇸 The old contract needs to be nullified before making a new one.
🇵🇭 Sinubukan nilang pawalang-bisa ang resulta ng eleksyon.
🇺🇸 They tried to invalidate the election results.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.