EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
prose...
fang; tusk...
to have goosebumps; to be terrified...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/tu-LU-yan/
FIL: Anyo ng panitikan o pananalita na nasa karaniwang anyo ng pagpapahayag, hindi nakatali sa sukat at tugma.
EN: prose
It's the opposite of poetry. It's how you write your essays, your chismis-filled chat messages, and this very explanation. No rhymes, no meter, just straight-up sentences. Basically, 99% of what you read daily.
From 'tuloy' (continue, proceed) + '-an', possibly referring to a continuous, unconstrained flow of speech.
A literary term, contrasted with 'tula' (poetry) or 'patula'.
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🇵🇭 Mas sanay siyang magsulat ng tuluyan kaysa sa tula.
🇺🇸 She is more used to writing prose than poetry.
🇵🇭 Ang nobela ay isang halimbawa ng akdang tuluyan.
🇺🇸 The novel is an example of a work of prose.
Pang-uri
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