hindi komportable
The English word 'uncomfortable' is translated into Tagalog as hindi komportable.
The phrase is used to describe the experience of discomfort.
Meaning: experiencing discomfort (adj)
What does it mean word for word?
hindi means 'not' and is used to negate the adjective komportable.
Which one should you use?
While hindi komportable is a direct translation, hindi maginhawa is a formal alternative used specifically to emphasize physical discomfort. Nakakailang is used to describe feeling uneasy, awkward or embarrassed.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
For a more formal or traditional way to express discomfort or a lack of ease, you can use hindi maginhawa. In informal situations, if you are describing a sense of awkwardness or social uneasiness, use nakakailang.
Did you know?
- The word maginhawa, used to describe physical ease, is also the root of the word for 'breath' or 'respiration' in some contexts, linking physical comfort to the ability to breathe freely.
- In the Philippines, saying nakakailang can be a polite way to signal that a conversation has become too personal or intrusive without explicitly telling the other person to stop.
- The word komportable is a loanword from the Spanish word confortable, showing how English and Tagalog both draw from Latin-based roots.
Examples in context
- Hindi komportable ang aking upuan.My chair is not comfortable.
- Nakakailang ang pagsasalita sa harap ng maraming tao.Speaking in front of a lot of people feels uncomfortable.
- Hindi komportable ang upuan.The chair is uncomfortable.
- Bakit parang hindi komportable ang pakiramdam mo?Why does it feel like you are uncomfortable?
Example conversation
Juan and Jasmine are sitting in a cafe with hard wooden chairs.
- JuanHindi komportable ang upuan dito.The chair here is uncomfortable.
- JasmineGusto mo bang lumipat tayo?Do you want us to move?
- JuanOo, parang masakit na sa likod ko.Yes, it feels like my back is starting to hurt.
- JasmineSige, humanap tayo ng mas malambot na upuan.Okay, let's find a softer chair.
