EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
To stop (doing something); to cease...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ti-GI-lan/
FIL: Ihinto ang isang gawain, kilos, o pananalita; huwag nang ituloy. Ito ay karaniwang nasa anyong pautos.
EN: To stop (doing something); to cease
What your mom yells when you've been annoying your sibling for 30 minutes straight. "Tigilan mo na 'yan!" is the Filipino equivalent of "Knock it off!" or "For the love of God, stop!" Also applicable to your feelings for someone who's already taken: "Bes, tigilan mo na."
From "tigil" (stop) + "-an" (suffix indicating object of action).
Usually used in the imperative mood (as a command).
🇵🇭 Tigilan mo na ang kakaiyak, walang maitutulong 'yan.
🇺🇸 Stop crying, that won't help anything.
🇵🇭 Sana'y tigilan na nila ang pag-aaway.
🇺🇸 I hope they stop fighting.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.