EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
forced; exerted force...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.
/pu-mu-WER-sa/
FIL: Ang paggamit ng lakas o kapangyarihan upang pilitin ang isang tao o bagay na gawin ang isang kilos, kadalasan labag sa kalooban nito.
EN: forced; exerted force
When you try to make a size Small shirt fit, you pumuwersa it over your head. Also, when your mom makes you sing for the relatives at the party. You were forced. Pinilit.
From Spanish 'fuerza' (force).
This is the completed or past tense form of the verb. The infinitive is 'pumuwersa' and the present progressive is 'pumupuwersa'.
🇵🇭 Pumuwersa ang magnanakaw na buksan ang pinto.
🇺🇸 The thief forced the door open.
🇵🇭 Pumuwersa siyang pumasok sa kwarto kahit sarado.
🇺🇸 He forced his way into the room even though it was closed.
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Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.