EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to focus on; to aim at...
grimace, crooked smile...
crooked, askew, lopsided...
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.
/tu-TU-kan/
FIL: Pag-ukulan ng masusing pansin; itapat o ituro ang isang bagay sa isang tiyak na direksyon o target.
EN: to focus on; to aim at
This is 'tutok' in verb form. It's what your boss tells you to do with the priority project: "**Tutukan** mo 'yan." It's also what a director tells the cameraman: "**Tutukan** mo 'yung bida." It's the command to give your undivided attention, whether to a spreadsheet or to a celebrity's face.
An object-focus verb, often used as an imperative (command) to direct attention or to point something towards a subject.
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🇵🇭 Kailangan mong tutukan ang iyong pag-aaral para makapasa.
🇺🇸 You need to focus on your studies to pass.
🇵🇭 Huwag mo akong tutukan ng flashlight sa mata.
🇺🇸 Don't aim the flashlight at my eyes.
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.