EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
because...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/sa-pag-KA'T/
FIL: Isang pangatnig na pananhi na ginagamit upang ipaliwanag ang dahilan o sanhi ng isang pangyayari o kilos. Katumbas ng 'dahil'.
EN: because
This is the formal, slightly old-school way of saying 'dahil'. Think of it as the 'whereas' or 'forasmuch as' to the simple 'because'. You'd use this when you're writing a thesis, or maybe when you're explaining to your lola why you're still single, para mas dramatic. "Sapagka't ang tunay na pag-ibig ay mahirap hanapin, Lola."
Mula sa pagsasama ng "sa", "pagka", at "at".
Mas pormal at madalas gamitin sa panitikan kaysa sa pang-araw-araw na usapan, kung saan mas karaniwan ang "dahil".
🇵🇭 Hindi siya nakarating sapagka't malakas ang ulan.
🇺🇸 He could not come because the rain was heavy.
🇵🇭 Pinili niyang manatili sa bahay sapagka't pagod na siya.
🇺🇸 She chose to stay home because she was already tired.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.