EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
informant, spokesperson, teller...
to iron (clothes)...
to focus...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/ta-ga-SA-bi/
FIL: Isang tao na nagbabahagi ng impormasyon, balita, o mensahe; isang pinagmumulan ng sabi-sabi.
EN: informant, spokesperson, teller
Your "source," your "marites," your "insider." This is the person who holds the information and decides to share it. They can be a formal spokesperson for a company, or your officemate who knows all the chismis. Sila ang nagpapakalat ng balita, for better or for worse.
taga- (doer prefix) + sabi ('to say', 'to tell')
ROOT MEANING: statement; saying; what was said
The connotation (positive, negative, or neutral) depends heavily on the context.
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🇵🇭 May tagasabi ako na aalis na daw ang boss natin.
🇺🇸 I have an informant who says our boss is leaving.
🇵🇭 Ikaw na ang maging tagasabi sa klase na walang pasok bukas.
🇺🇸 You be the one to tell the class that there are no classes tomorrow.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.