EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
enough; sufficient...
ghosted; having been ignored suddenly...
the act of ghosting...
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.
/SU-kat na/
FIL: Husto na; sapat na at hindi na kailangang dagdagan pa.
EN: enough; sufficient
This is the Filipino 'Okay, that's enough.' It's what your mom says when you've put too much rice on your plate ('Sukat na 'yan!'). It's what you say to the jeepney driver when you're paying and want him to stop giving you tiny coins for change. It's the verbal stop sign for quantity.
ROOT MEANING: fit; exact; appropriate
A common phrase used to indicate sufficiency and to stop an action related to quantity.
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🇵🇭 Sukat na ang kanin na iyan, baka hindi mo maubos.
🇺🇸 That rice is enough, you might not be able to finish it.
🇵🇭 Sabi ng karpintero, 'sukat na ang mga pako na ito.'
🇺🇸 The carpenter said, 'these nails are sufficient.'
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.