EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
To tell on someone; to gossip about...
peak, summit, top...
crown of the head...
Pang-uri
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FIL: Ang pag-uulat o paghahatid ng impormasyon, karaniwan ay negatibo, tungkol sa isang tao sa iba. Ang pagiging paksa ng usap-usapan.
EN: To tell on someone; to gossip about
The verb form of being a Marites. When your officemate is late, and you 'casually' mention it to the boss, you're doing the 'pagsasabi'. When you become the topic of everyone's chismis, you're the one being 'pinagsasabi-sabihan'. It's the act of turning a person into a 'sabi-sabi'.
From 'sabi' (to say) with reduplication and the '-an' suffix, indicating the recipient or topic of the action.
ROOT MEANING: statement; saying; what was said
Can mean 'to tell on' (magsabi) or 'to be the subject of gossip' (pag-sabi-sabihan). The form 'sabi-sabihan' is often used in the passive voice, as in 'pag-sabi-sabihan'.
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🇵🇭 Ayaw niyang lumabas dahil pinagsasabi-sabihan siya ng mga kapitbahay.
🇺🇸 She doesn't want to go out because the neighbors are gossiping about her.
🇵🇭 Itigil mo na ang pagsasabi-sabi ng mga bagay na hindi totoo.
🇺🇸 Stop gossiping about things that are not true.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.