EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
fruitless...
restless, troubled, agitated...
lukewarm, tepid...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/wa-LANG-BU-nga/
FIL: Hindi nagkakaroon ng resulta o ani; hindi nagtatagumpay sa layunin.
EN: fruitless
Ever spent the whole day "working" but at 5 PM, you realize you've accomplished nothing but scrolling through TikTok? That's a walang-bunga day. It's like a group project where everyone just talks but no one actually does the work. Effort na nauwi sa wala.
From 'wala' (none, without) + 'bunga' (fruit).
ROOT MEANING: fruit; result; consequence
Used literally for plants that do not bear fruit or figuratively for efforts, meetings, or discussions that yield no results.
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🇵🇭 Pagkatapos ng sampung taon, nanatiling walang-bunga ang kanilang puno ng mangga.
🇺🇸 After ten years, their mango tree remained barren.
🇵🇭 Naging walang-bunga ang aming pag-uusap dahil ayaw niyang makinig.
🇺🇸 Our discussion became fruitless because he didn't want to listen.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.