EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
A miss; failure; error; off the mark...
elusiveness...
vagueness; obscurity; blurriness...
Pang-uri
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/sab-LAY/
FIL: Ang pagkabigo na tamaan ang isang puntirya; isang pagkakamali o hindi matagumpay na pagtatangka.
EN: A miss; failure; error; off the mark
That feeling when you confidently answer a question in class, only to be totally wrong. When your joke doesn't land. When you try to shoot a crumpled paper into the trash can and miss. That's sablay. It's the universe telling you, 'Nice try, but no.' It's the opposite of 'saktong-sakto'.
Can be used as an adjective ('Sablay ang tira mo.') or a noun ('Isang malaking sablay ang proyekto.').
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🇵🇭 Sablay ang hula mo kung sino ang mananalo.
🇺🇸 Your guess on who would win was way off.
🇵🇭 Laging sablay ang pag-timing niya sa pagdating ng bus.
🇺🇸 His timing for the bus's arrival is always a miss.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.