From root: apat
Usage Note
Apatnapu is the standard Tagalog cardinal number for forty, formed by combining apat (four) and napu (a bound form of sampu, ten), following the regular tens pattern shared by dalawampu, tatlumpu, and the rest of the series. It is culturally notable as the age often associated with the onset of middle age in Filipino social conversation.
Examples
" Apatnapu ang edad niya. "
Natural Translation
He is forty years old.
Literal Translation
Forty the age his.
" May apatnapu na tao rito. "
Natural Translation
There are forty people here.
Literal Translation
Has forty that person here.
" Mahigit apatnapung tao ang dumalo sa kasal kahit malayo ang lugar ng selebrasyon. "
Natural Translation
More than forty people attended the wedding even though the venue of the celebration was far.
Literal Translation
More-than forty people the attended at wedding even far the place of celebration.
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