EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
exclamation mark (!)...
Be quiet! / Silence!...
Palpitation, throb, beat (of the heart)...
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/tan-DANG pan-dam-DAM/
FIL: Isang bantas (!) na inilalagay sa dulo ng isang pangungusap o parirala upang ipahiwatig ang matinding damdamin tulad ng pagkagulat, galit, o tuwa.
EN: exclamation mark (!)
The punctuation for when you're being 'marites' (a gossip) or you're just really, really excited! It's the text equivalent of shouting. Use one for excitement ('Congrats!'). Use many if you're really angry or hyped ('Ano na naman 'to!!!'). It adds drama and intensity to any statement.
A phrase composed of `tandang` (a variant of tanda, sign) + `pandamdam` (for feeling/emotion, from `damdam`).
ROOT MEANING: sign, mark, symbol, evidence
A grammatical term. The word `tandang` here is a specific form used in compound nouns for punctuation, like `tandang pananong` (question mark).
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🇵🇭 Nakalimutan niyang lagyan ng tandang pandamdam ang sigaw niya sa komiks.
🇺🇸 He forgot to put an exclamation mark on his shout in the comics.
🇵🇭 Ang 'Wow!' ay laging nagtatapos sa isang tandang pandamdam.
🇺🇸 'Wow!' always ends with an exclamation point.
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