aga
ága with stress marks
earliness
Usage Note
Aga is most often used as the adjective "maaga" to describe being ahead of schedule or early in the morning. In daily conversation, the exclamation "Ang aga!" is frequently used to remark on something happening sooner than expected.
Examples
" Ang aga mo gumising. "
Natural Translation
You woke up so early.
Literal Translation
The earliness of-you wake-up.
" Ang aga mo naman. "
Natural Translation
You are very early.
Literal Translation
The earliness of you indeed.
" Dahil sa aga ng aming alis, naabutan pa namin ang mahaba ngunit mabilis na pila sa daungan. "
Natural Translation
Because of how early we left, we still caught the long but fast-moving line at the port.
Literal Translation
Because of-the earliness of our leave, caught still we the long but fast line at-the port.
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