Nakakatawa (en. Funny)

/na-ka-ka-ta-wa/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

adjective

Indicates a reason to laugh or smile.

His jokes are really funny.

Ang kanyang mga biro ay talagang nakakatawa.

Possesses characteristics of joy or amusement.

This movie is full of funny scenes.

Ang pelikulang ito ay puno ng nakakatawang mga eksena.

Amusing in general or from others' perspectives.

His stories are really funny.

Nakakatawa talaga ang kanyang mga kwento.

Derived from the root word 'katawa' which means 'laughter' or 'smile'

Funny person

A person capable of making others laugh.

Nakakatawang tao

Funny situation

An event that causes laughter.

Nakakatawang sitwasyon

laughter

The sound produced when laughing.

katawa

joke

Something or an act that causes laughter.

patawa

Killer funny

His punchline is killer funny!

Ang ganda ng punchline niya, pamatay-tawa!

Just laughing away

The joke was so good, we were just laughing away.

Sobra yung joke, abot langit ang tawa-tawa lang namin.

Funny cool

What he did for the prank was funny cool!

Yung ginawa niyang prank, nakakatawa'ng astig!

Always laugh-worthy

With him, we're always laugh-worthy because of his jokes.

Basta siya, laging katawa kami sa mga jokes niya.