Pagkatamad (en. Laziness)

/pɡakitɑmad/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog
noun
The state of being lazy or doing nothing.
Laziness causes many unfinished tasks.
Ang pagkatamad ay nagiging sanhi ng maraming hindi natapos na gawain.
Lack of effort or interest in doing.
His laziness in studying caused him to get low grades.
Ang kanyang pagkatamad sa pag-aaral ay nagdulot sa kanya ng mababang grado.
Being inactive or having no desire to act.
During summer, this often causes laziness among people.
Sa panahon ng tag-init, madalas itong nagiging dahilan ng pagkatamad sa mga tao.

Etymology

Derived from the word 'tamad' with the prefix 'pagka-'

Common Phrases and Expressions

Laziness in the morning
The feeling of not wanting to move in the morning.
Pagkatamad sa umaga
Fight against laziness
The effort to combat not doing anything.
Labanan ang pagkatamad

Related Words

lazy
A term that describes being unproductive.
tamad
diligent
A term opposite to lazy or laziness.
masipag

Slang Meanings

Feeling lazy or unmotivated.
I'm so lazy to study, I'll just do the report last minute.
Sobra na akong pagkatamad mag-aral, last minute na lang ako gagawa ng report.
Lack of interest.
I have so many assignments but I'm just so disinterested.
Ang dami kong assignments pero sobrang pagkatamad lang ako.
Very lazy.
I just let myself be lazy and not do anything.
Hinayaan ko na lang na magpakatamad at hindi na gumawa ng anything.
Just relaxed.
The deadline is there but I'm just chill, feeling lazy.
Nandiyan na yung deadline pero chill lang ako, pagkatamad lang.