From root: anim
Usage Note
Animnapu is the native Tagalog word for the number sixty. It is formed by combining 'anim' (six) and 'pu' (ten).
Examples
" Animnapu ang edad niya. "
Natural Translation
He is sixty years old.
Literal Translation
Sixty the age his.
" Animnapu ang mga estudyante. "
Natural Translation
There are sixty students.
Literal Translation
Sixty the students.
" Kahit animnapu na ang lola ko, mas masigla pa rin siya kaysa sa amin tuwing may pista sa bayan. "
Natural Translation
Even though my grandmother is already sixty, she is still more energetic than us whenever there is a fiesta in town.
Literal Translation
Even-though sixty already the grandmother my, more energetic still she than to us every has fiesta in town.
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