ingrata
ingráta with stress marks
ungrateful woman
Usage Note
Ingrata, from Spanish ingrata, describes a woman who shows no gratitude for kindness or help given to her. The accusation carries particular weight in Filipino culture because of utang na loob — the deep obligation to acknowledge and return goodwill. Ingrato is the masculine form and carries the same moral force.
Examples
" Huwag kang maging ingrata. "
Natural Translation
Don't be an ungrateful woman.
Literal Translation
Do-not you to-become ungrateful-woman.
" Ingrata ang babae sa kanyang kaibigan. "
Natural Translation
The woman is ungrateful to her friend.
Literal Translation
Ungrateful the woman to her friend.
" Tinawag siyang ingrata ng mga kapitbahay matapos niyang talikuran ang pamilyang nag-aruga sa kanya noong bata pa siya. "
Natural Translation
The neighbors called her an ungrateful woman after she turned her back on the family that raised her when she was still young.
Literal Translation
Called her ungrateful-woman by plural neighbor after she to-turn-back the family raised to her when child still she.
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