EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
as difficult as; as poor as...
each, every...
to recover, to take back, to retract...
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/ka-sing-HI-rap/
FIL: May magkatulad na antas ng hirap o kahirapan, maging sa isang gawain o sa estado ng buhay.
EN: as difficult as; as poor as
How you describe your final exams to your friend who's in a different course. 'Bes, **kasinghirap** din ng exam namin 'yung sa inyo!' It can also mean 'as poor as,' but most of the time you're using it to complain about how hard life, work, or moving on is.
Mula sa unlaping 'kasing-' at salitang-ugat na 'hirap'.
ROOT MEANING: difficulty; hardship; poor / difficult
The meaning, whether 'as difficult as' or 'as poor as', is determined by the context of the sentence.
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🇵🇭 Ang pag-move on sa kanya ay kasinghirap ng pag-solve ng Math problem na walang formula.
🇺🇸 Moving on from him is as difficult as solving a Math problem without a formula.
🇵🇭 Hindi kami mayaman, pero hindi rin naman kami kasinghirap ng daga.
🇺🇸 We are not rich, but we are not as poor as a mouse either.
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