Masansala (en. Unfortunate)

/ma-san-sa-la/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

adjective

Expresses a situation that is bad or undesirable.

The term for an unfortunate situation refers to situations that should be avoided.

Ang tawag sa masansala na pagkakataon ay mga pagkakataong dapat iwasan.

Related to bad luck or unfavorable fate.

This report is unfortunate as it achieved no success.

Masansala ang pahayagang ito na walang nakuhang tagumpay.

Describes an event that brings failure.

His decision was unfortunate and caused regret.

Ang kanyang pasya ay naging masansala at nagdulot ng pagsisisi.

root word: 'sala', from Spanish

an unfortunate opportunity

means that a situation is not a good opportunity.

masansala ang pagkakataon

fault

A term referring to a mistake or sin.

sala

Failed or prayed for something but the result did not turn out well.

I tried to pass the exam, but I was masansala, so I didn't get the score I wanted.

Sinubukan kong makapasa sa exam, pero masansala ako kaya hindi ko nakuha ang gusto kong score.

Lost hope or regretting an opportunity.

I was masansala in the audition for the band, it's a waste of my talent.

Masansala ako sa audition para sa band, sayang ang talent ko.