Sapilitan (en. Mandatory)

/sah-pee-li-tahn/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

adjective

Means something that is enforced or compelled to be done.

Following the school's rules is mandatory.

Ang pagsunod sa mga alituntunin ng paaralan ay sapilitan.

Expresses a condition that is unavoidable.

Wearing a seatbelt in a vehicle is mandatory for safety.

Ang paggamit ng seatbelt sa sasakyan ay sapilitan para sa kaligtasan.

from the root word 'sapil' which means 'to force'

enforced implementation

The process of imposing or following something with no other choice.

sapilitang pagpapatupad

force

The act of coercing a person or thing.

pilit

need

Something that must be done, without opposition.

kailangan

forced or coerced into something despite resistance

She said she didn't want to, but she's working forcefully because of debt.

Sabi niya ayaw niya pero sapilitan siyang nagtatrabaho dahil sa utang.

no choice, forced into it

I just accepted his offer, I was forced into it.

Tinanggap ko na lang ang offer niya, sapilitan eh.

only doing it out of obligation

He was only joining the group project out of obligation because there was no one else.

Sapilitan lang ang pag-join niya sa group project kasi walang iba.