EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
failed, malfunctioned...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/pu-MAL-ya/
FIL: Ang hindi pagtagumpay sa isang layunin; paghinto sa paggana o hindi pag-andar nang maayos ng isang bagay.
EN: failed, malfunctioned
Your Wi-Fi's favorite activity during a crucial Zoom meeting. It's the universal reason for being late, missing a deadline, or failing a subject. 'Boss, 'di ako makapasok, pumalya po 'yung MRT.' Basically, it's the more socially acceptable cousin of 'I messed up.'
From Spanish 'fallar' (to fail).
ROOT MEANING: failure; malfunction; miss
A very common word for any kind of failure, from mechanical (pumalya ang makina) to personal (pumalya siya sa exam).
🇵🇭 Pumalya ang preno ng bus kaya ito naaksidente.
🇺🇸 The bus's brakes failed, which is why it got into an accident.
🇵🇭 Nangako siyang tutulong, pero sa huli ay pumalya rin siya.
🇺🇸 He promised to help, but in the end he also failed (to deliver).
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.