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Makamatay

English

fatal; deadly; terribleadjective

Alternative meanings

fatal; deadly; causing death; very serious; disastrous or extremely bad

Pronunciation

mah-kah-MAH-tie

Root and affixes

Formed with maka- and matay, to die, expressing something that can cause death.

Variants or conjugations

makamatay; grabe; fatal

Related words and expressions

death; serious; danger; accident; disaster

Meaning and usage notes

For fatal in the sense of very bad, grabe can also work depending on context.

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Example 1

Makamatay ang aksidente.

The accident was fatal.

Example 2

Grabe kaayo ang iyang sayop.

His/her mistake was terrible.

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