kamag-aral
classmate
From root: aral
Usage Note
Kamag-aral is a compound formed from ka- (fellow) and mag-aral (to study), meaning classmate or fellow student. It is more formal and explicitly Tagalog than the commonly used English loanword classmate, and reflects the productive ka- prefix pattern for forming fellow-X words in Tagalog.
Examples
" Kamag-aral ko siya noon. "
Natural Translation
He was my classmate before.
Literal Translation
Classmate my he before.
" Marami kaming kamag-aral na mula sa probinsya. "
Natural Translation
Many of our classmates are from the province.
Literal Translation
Many we classmates that from the province.
" Nagkita kami ng dati kong kamag-aral sa palengke at hindi muna kami naghiwalay sa kakuwentuhan. "
Natural Translation
I ran into an old classmate of mine at the market, and we didn't part right away because we kept chatting.
Literal Translation
Met we of former my classmate in market and not first we separated in much-chatting.
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