EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to insist, to force, to compel...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/pu-MI-lit/
FIL: Ang paggamit ng lakas, kapangyarihan, o matinding pangungumbinsi upang makuha ang isang bagay o mapasunod ang isang tao laban sa kalooban nito.
EN: to insist, to force, to compel
What your tita does when she wants you to sing at the family reunion. "Sige na, isang kanta lang!" It's that "no means yes" energy, whether it's about eating more rice or joining them for another round of drinks.
Completed aspect (past tense). Present: `pumipilit`, Future: `pipilit`. Can have a negative connotation of coercion or a more neutral one of strong persuasion.
🇵🇭 Kahit ayaw ko, pumilit pa rin siyang isama ako sa party.
🇺🇸 Even though I didn't want to, she insisted on taking me to the party.
🇵🇭 Pumilit siyang tapusin ang proyekto kahit hatinggabi na.
🇺🇸 He forced himself to finish the project even though it was midnight.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.