EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
To question persistently; To probe...
bungalow...
collision; crash; bump...
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/u-ka-u-KA-in/
FIL: Ang masinsinan at paulit-ulit na pagtatanong o pagsisiyasat sa isang bagay upang malaman ang buong katotohanan o detalye.
EN: To question persistently; To probe
This is what your chismosa Tita does when she senses you're hiding something about your love life. It's not just asking; it's digging, probing, cross-examining, and connecting dots you didn't even know existed. "Sino 'yun? Taga-saan? Anong trabaho? May kotse ba?" The verbal equivalent of an archaeological dig.
The repetition of "uka" implies a thorough, persistent, and almost invasive level of questioning or investigation.
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🇵🇭 Huwag mo nang uka-ukain pa ang nakaraan, mag-move on ka na.
🇺🇸 Don't probe into the past anymore, just move on.
🇵🇭 Inuka-uka ng imbestigador ang bawat detalye ng krimen.
🇺🇸 The investigator persistently questioned every detail of the crime.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.