EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
in groups of three; three at a time...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/tat-lu-TAT-lo/
FIL: Sa paraan ng pagpapangkat na may tigatlong miyembro o piraso sa bawat grupo; tigatlo.
EN: in groups of three; three at a time
This is how you distribute things when you're being super organized (or passive-aggressive). 'Kunin niyo 'yan nang **tatlu-tatlo**,' says the teacher distributing handouts, meaning 'take three each' or 'get them in groups of three'. It implies distribution or arrangement, unlike 'tatluhan' which can just be a static group.
Reduplication of the first two syllables of 'tatlo'.
ROOT MEANING: three
Emphasizes distribution or arrangement into groups of three. Often used with the word 'nang'.
🇵🇭 Ibinigay niya ang mga tsokolate nang tatlu-tatlo.
🇺🇸 He gave out the chocolates three at a time.
🇵🇭 Pumasok sila sa sinehan nang tatlu-tatlo.
🇺🇸 They entered the cinema in groups of three.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.