Kapangakuan (en. Promise)

ka-pang-a-kuan

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

noun

A thing that is promised or an act of promising.

His promise was never fulfilled.

Ang kanyang kapangakuan ay hindi na natupad.

The process of making a promise.

The promise is important in building trust in a relationship.

Mahalaga ang kapangakuan sa pagkakaroon ng tiwala sa relasyon.

Originates from the root word 'ako' with the prefix 'kapang-' relating to the act of making a promise.

promise of fidelity

promise of being faithful

kapangakuan ng katapatan

promise

A promise or agreement to do something.

pangako

promise that can easily be broken

I hope you’re not just a kapangakuan, because I don’t believe in those anymore.

Sana nga wag ka lang kapangakuan, kasi di na ako naniniwala sa mga ganyan.

just words, no concrete action

All I've been hearing from him are kapangakuan, nothing is happening.

Puro kapangakuan lang ang naririnig ko sa kanya, walang nangyayari.

fake promise

You know, what you’re doing feels like a kapangakuan.

Alam mo, parang kapangakuan lang itong ginagawa mo.