EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to move back; to slide back...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/u-MU-sod/
FIL: Ang pag-urong o paggalaw nang paatras, kadalasan habang nakaupo o nasa isang partikular na posisyon.
EN: to move back; to slide back
That awkward little butt-scoot you do on a jeepney or a church pew to make space for someone else. 'Usod, 'pre.' It's a gesture of communal space-sharing, Filipino style.
Tagalog verb infix '-um-' + 'usod'
Often used as a command in its root form ('usod' or 'pa-usod'). Synonymous with 'umurong' but often implies a smaller, sliding movement. The word 'usod' itself is rare, but the verb form 'umusod' and the command 'usod' are common.
🇵🇭 Pakiusap, umusod ka nang kaunti para makaupo ako.
🇺🇸 Please, move back a little so I can sit.
🇵🇭 Hindi umusod ang pila kahit isang pulgada.
🇺🇸 The line didn't move back even an inch.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.