From root: mata
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
namata
na-ma-TA
looked down on
Present (Incomplete)
namamata
na-ma-ma-TA
looking down on
Future (Contemplated)
mamamata
ma-ma-ma-TA
will look down on
Usage Note
Mamata is used to describe the act of looking down on or belittling others, often based on a perceived difference in social status or wealth. It is a more formal or literary term compared to 'maliitin' and is frequently used when discussing social injustice or arrogance.
Examples
" Huwag kang mamata sa mahirap. "
Natural Translation
Don't look down on the poor.
Literal Translation
Don't you look-down-on at-the poor.
" Huwag mamata sa mga tao. "
Natural Translation
Don't look down on people.
Literal Translation
Don't look down on people.
" Madaling mamata sa iba kapag mataas ang tingin mo sa sarili, ngunit hindi iyon tama. "
Natural Translation
It is easy to look down on others when you think highly of yourself, but that is not right.
Literal Translation
Easy to-look-down-on at others when high the view your at self, but not that right.
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