Pagtatapakan (en. Trample)

/pagtatapakan/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

noun

The act of crushing or stepping on something intentionally or unintentionally.

Stepping on the flowers in the garden caused their destruction.

Ang pagtatapakan sa mga bulaklak sa hardin ay nagdulot ng kanilang pagkasira.

verb

The action of stepping or crushing on something.

He needed to be careful not to step on the toys on the floor.

Kailangan niyang mag-ingat upang hindi niya pagtapakan ang mga laruan sa sahig.

Approaching or flowing into a situation that causes harm or overflow.

Sometimes, trampling on the emotions of others leads to conflict.

Minsan, ang pagtapak sa emosyon ng iba ay nagiging daan sa hidwaan.

from the root word 'tapak' and the words 'pagsasama' or 'pagkilos'.

trampling on rights

disregarding the rights of others

pagtatapakan ng karapatan

step

the actual act of stepping or opposing the ground.

tapak

Always belittling or disparaging others

His self-esteem is so high, it's like he intentionally steps on other people.

Sobrang taas ng tingin niya sa sarili, akala mo sinasadya niyang pagtapakan ang ibang tao.

Cruelty or oppression

I don't like his attitude, it's like he always has something to do with stepping on his classmates.

Di ko gusto ang ugali niya, parang lagi siyang may kinalaman sa pagtatapakan sa mga magkaka-batch niya.

To suppress or prohibit

So that's why he's such a liar, because he likes to step on the truth.

Kaya pala napaka-sinungaling niya, kasi mahilig siyang mang-tapakan ng katotohanan.