Pangatarungan

justify; explain in defense; justificationverb / noun

Alternative meanings

justify; give reasons; defend with arguments; explain in defense; justification; defensive argument

Pronunciation

pah-ngah-tah-ROO-ngahn

Root and affixes

From tarung, right or proper, and katarungan, reason or justice. Pangatarungan expresses explaining or defending something by giving reasons.

Variants or conjugations

ikatarungan; katarungan; rason; mangatarungan; pangatarong; pasabot

Related words and expressions

reason; justice; right; explanation; argument

Meaning and usage notes

Pangatarungan works for justifying an action or defending a position. Rason is reason or excuse; ikatarungan can mean to give something as a justification.