Pansawata (en. Checkmate)

pahn-sah-wah-tah

Meaning & Definition

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noun

A situation in the game of chess where the king has no safe moves.

In the endgame, he succeeded in putting his opponent in checkmate.

Sa huling bahagi ng laro, nagtagumpay siya sa pagbibigay ng pansawata sa kanyang kalaban.

The final move in chess that leads to victory.

You must always be careful with your moves to avoid reaching checkmate.

Laging dapat maging maingat sa mga hakbang upang hindi mauwi sa pansawata.

From the word 'sawata' meaning to stop.

tools of checkmate

Strategies and tactical methods to achieve checkmate.

kasangkapan ng pansawata

chess

A board game played by two people representing a battle of armies.

chess

Finding a way to avoid a situation or problem.

I don't want that, I'll just pansawata next week.

Ayaw ko na yan, pansawata na lang ako sa susunod na linggo.

Carrying out a prior plan to avoid hassle.

I already did a pansawata to avoid the traffic.

Nagpansawata na so ako para di na umabot pa sa traffic.