ipokrita
ipokritá with stress marks
female hypocrite
Usage Note
Ipokrita is a Spanish loanword from hipócrita and is the gender-neutral or feminine form used to call out a woman — or anyone — who says one thing and does another. It reflects the Spanish pattern where the feminine form sometimes doubles as the unmarked form in Filipino. Ipokrito is the explicitly masculine counterpart.
Examples
" Ipokrita ang kaibigan niya. "
Natural Translation
Her friend is a hypocrite.
Literal Translation
Hypocrite the friend her.
" Huwag kang maging ipokrita sa iyong mga kaibigan. "
Natural Translation
Don't be a hypocrite to your friends.
Literal Translation
Don't you become hypocrite to your friends.
" Tinawag siyang ipokrita ng kaniyang mga kasamahan dahil pinupuri niya sila sa harapan ngunit siniraan naman sa likod. "
Natural Translation
Her colleagues called her a hypocrite because she praises them to their faces but slanders them behind their backs.
Literal Translation
Called her hypocrite of-the her colleagues because praises she them in front but slandered instead at back.
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