EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
quick; fast; brief...
to fade; to cease; to vanish...
to be cruel; to act cruelly...
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/ma-DA-li/
FIL: Mabilis na nagaganap o isinasagawa; sa maikling panahon lamang.
EN: quick; fast; brief
'Yung sweldo mo na isang kisapmata lang, ubos na. 'Yung pag-ibig na parang summer, 'madali' lang. It's the "now you see it, now you don't" of time.
ma- (having the quality of) + dali (quickness)
ROOT MEANING: quick; easy; fast
The stress is on the second syllable: /ma-DA-li/. This distinguishes it from 'madali' (/ma-da-LI/), meaning 'easy'. Often functions as an adverb.
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🇵🇭 Ang madali niyang pag-alis ay ikinagulat ng lahat.
🇺🇸 His quick departure surprised everyone.
🇵🇭 Madali lang siyang dumaan dito.
🇺🇸 He only passed by here briefly.
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