EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
obstacle; hindrance...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/SAG-wil/
FIL: Anumang bagay, tao, o pangyayari na nagiging hadlang o balakid sa pag-abot ng isang layunin o sa pagpapatuloy ng isang gawain.
EN: obstacle; hindrance
Your toxic ex who won't let you move on? A *sagwil*. The EDSA traffic when you have a 9 AM meeting? A major *sagwil*. That one subject you need to pass to graduate? The ultimate *sagwil*. It's anything that makes you say, "Hay, nako, eto na naman."
Often used in a more formal or literary context than "hadlang" or "balakid".
🇵🇭 Ang kahirapan ay hindi dapat maging sagwil sa pag-abot ng iyong mga pangarap.
🇺🇸 Poverty should not be an obstacle to reaching your dreams.
🇵🇭 Tinanggal nila ang mga sagwil sa daan upang makadaan ang ambulansya.
🇺🇸 They removed the hindrances on the road so the ambulance could pass.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.