EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
One by one; individually...
to board, to ride, to embark...
to swallow whole...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/ti-gi-tig-i-SA/
FIL: Sa paraang isa-isa at hindi sabay-sabay; nagpapahiwatig ng paunti-unting pagdating o paggawa.
EN: One by one; individually
How your friends arrive at the meetup point. You said 7 PM, but they show up tigi-tigisa starting from 7:30 PM until 9 PM. It's the essence of Filipino time, but broken down into individual latecomers.
From reduplication of "tig-isa".
Emphasizes the individual and separate nature of the action, more so than "isa-isa".
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🇵🇭 Tigi-tigisang nagsidatingan ang mga bisita sa handaan.
🇺🇸 The guests arrived one by one at the party.
🇵🇭 Inabutan niya ng tulong ang mga nasalanta, tigi-tigisa niyang kinamayan.
🇺🇸 He gave aid to the victims, shaking their hands individually.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.