EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to gauge the depth; to test someone's limits or in...
to be confused; to become bewildered...
to sleep...
Pang-uri
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/su-KA-tin ang LA-lim/
FIL: Isang idyomatikong pahayag na nangangahulugang alamin o tantyahin ang tunay na hangarin, kaalaman, o kakayahan ng isang tao.
EN: to gauge the depth; to test someone's limits or intentions
This is the social equivalent of poking something with a stick to see if it's alive. You're not literally measuring water depth; you're trying to figure out what someone's really made of, what they want, or how far you can push them. It's what you do on a first date to see if there's a second, or in a job interview to see if the company is for real. "Sinusukat mo ba ang lalim ng pasensya ko?" (Are you testing the depths of my patience?)
ROOT MEANING: measurement; size; dimension
A common Filipino idiom. It can be used both literally (to measure the depth of water) and figuratively.
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🇵🇭 Bago siya magtiwala, sinubukan muna niyang sukatin ang lalim ng pagkatao ng kanyang bagong kaibigan.
🇺🇸 Before trusting, she first tried to gauge the depth of her new friend's character.
🇵🇭 Huwag mong subukang sukatin ang lalim ng galit niya.
🇺🇸 Don't try to test the limits of his anger.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.