Pagatasan (en. To pay off or to settle debts)

/paɡaˈtasan/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

noun

The act of paying or settling a debt.

The repayment of his debt became easy due to his savings.

Ang pagatasan ng kanyang utang ay naging madali dahil sa kanyang mga ipon.

Fulfillment of an obligation or responsibility.

As a citizen, settling taxes is an essential duty.

Bilang isang mamamayan, ang pagatasan ng buwis ay isang mahalagang tungkulin.

Derived from the word 'paga' meaning 'handling' or 'execution'.

settling a debt

the act of paying off debt

pagatasan ang utang

debt

An obligation that must be paid or one of the debts.

utang

payment

The amount paid to satisfy a debt or obligation.

bayad

A salty mess or situation

Oh no, that's a pagatasan for her, it's like endless drama.

Naku, pagatasan iyon sa kanya, parang walang katapusang drama.

A difficult situation that's frustrating

Is it really like that? Wow, what a pagatasan here!

Talaga bang ganun? Grabe, ang pagatasan nito!

Deliberate getting into trouble

Why do you always seem to be in a pagatasan? Are you the one at fault?

Bakit parang lagi kang nasa pagatasan? Ikaw ba ang may kasalanan?