EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
servant; helper; messenger...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/u-tu-SAN/
FIL: Isang tao na inuutusan o binibigyan ng gawain; katulong o lingkod.
EN: servant; helper; messenger
Before Grab or Lalamove, you had the 'utusan'. This is the person you send to the sari-sari store to buy suka and toyo. In a corporate setting, it's the intern who gets sent on coffee runs. In a 'hugot' context, it's you, when your crush asks you to do things for them but won't commit. 'Hindi ako P.A. (personal alalay), 'no!'
From 'utos' (command) + '-an' (locus suffix).
Can sometimes have a slightly negative or demeaning connotation, so 'katulong' (helper) is often preferred in formal contexts.
🇵🇭 Siya ang aming pinagkakatiwalaang utusan sa bahay.
🇺🇸 She is our trusted helper at home.
🇵🇭 Huwag mong ituring na parang utusan ang iyong mga kasama.
🇺🇸 Don't treat your companions like they are mere servants.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.