Meaning of "true"

true •

adj.
• • 1. agreeing with fact, not false: totoo, tunay
  • 2. real, genuine: tunay, talaga, berdadero
  • 3. faithful, loyal: tapat, matapat
  • 4. agreeing with a standard, correct, exact: tunay, tama
  • 5. rightful, lawful: tunay, legal, may karapatan
  • 6. to be true or become true means to agree with the facts: maging totoo (tunay), magkatotoo
  • 7. to be faithful or loyal: maging tapat (matapat)

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genuine

adj.
• • 1. real, true: tunay, totoo
  • 2. pure: dalisay
  • 3. frank, sincere: tapat, matapat, taos, mataos

right

adj.
• • 1. good, just, lawful: matwid, tama, wasto, tumpak
  • 2. correct, true: tama, totoo, tumpak, wasto
  • 3. fitting, suitable, proper: dapat, nararapat, karapat-dapat, tama, wasto, angkop, naaangkop, tumpak, bagay, nababagay
  • 4. going right: pakanan, kanan, pamano, mano

n.
• • 1. that which is right, just, good, true: katwiran, katumpakan, mabuti, matwid
  • 2. a just claim, something that is due to a person: karapatan
  • 3. justice: katarungan
  • 4. the right-hand side: kanan adv. 1. in a way that is good, just, or lawful: tama, wasto, tumpak
  • 2. to the right hand: pakanan

v.
• • 1. to make correct, to set right: magwasto, iwasto, magtumpak, itumpak
  • 2. a right of way is the right to pass over anothers land: karapatang dumaan

loyal

adj.
• • true and faithful to love, promise, or duty: tapat, matapat, tapat na loob

correct

adj.
• • true, right: tama, tumpak, wasto

v.
• • 1. to set right: magtumpak, itumpak, magwasto, iwasto, magtuwid, ituwid, magtama, itama
  • 2. to mark mistakes in: magkorek, korekin, magmarka, markahan
  • 3. to punish: magparusa, parusahan

truth

n.
• • that which is true: katotohanan, ang totoo

certain

adj.
• • 1. sure: tiyak, sigurado, piho, pihado
  • 2. true: totoo, tunay

v.
• • to be certain: matiyak, makatiyak, masiguro

tunay

adj.
• • genuine, true, real

tama

adj.
• • correct, right, true tumama' (-um-) to hit the mark, to be right or correct. Tumama sa ulo niya ang bola. The ball hit him right on the head. magtama', itama' (mag-:-i)

v.
• • to put correctly