EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
became happy; cheered up...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/su-ma-YA/
FIL: Ang kalagayan ng pagiging masaya matapos ang isang pangyayari o sa paglipas ng panahon.
EN: became happy; cheered up
This is you after a good cry, a chat with your best friend, or when you finally get over your ex. It's the completed action of becoming happy. "Okay na ako, sumaya na ako." It’s the "after" picture of sadness. The hugot has ended, and the happiness has begun.
From sum- (actor-focus infix) + saya (happy).
ROOT MEANING: happy, joyful
This is the completed aspect of the verb, meaning the state of happiness has been achieved.
🇵🇭 Bigla siyang sumaya nang makita niya ang kanyang mga kaibigan.
🇺🇸 She suddenly became happy when she saw her friends.
🇵🇭 Sumaya ang buong pamilya sa balitang uuwi na siya.
🇺🇸 The whole family cheered up at the news that he was coming home.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.