EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
perhaps; maybe; it seems...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/YA-ta/
FIL: Isang pang-abay na nagpapahiwatig ng pag-aalinlangan, kawalan ng katiyakan, o isang palagay tungkol sa isang bagay.
EN: perhaps; maybe; it seems
The official word for 'parang'. It's the verbal shrug you use when you're not 100% sure but you're making a calculated guess. 'Umuwi na siya **yata**.' (I think she went home already, but don't quote me on that). It's the ultimate get-out-of-jail-free card for chismis and assumptions. You're not stating a fact, just a 'yata'.
Usually placed after the word it modifies or at the end of a clause.
🇵🇭 Uulan yata mamaya kaya magdala ka ng payong.
🇺🇸 It seems it will rain later, so bring an umbrella.
🇵🇭 Siya yata ang nanalo sa raffle.
🇺🇸 Perhaps she was the one who won the raffle.
💬 JOIN THE COMMUNITY DISCUSSION
VOTE, COMMENT, AND HELP IMPROVE THIS DEFINITION
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.