ari
arì with stress marks
possession; property
Usage Note
Ari in its primary sense means something that belongs to someone — a possession or property — and forms the root of common words like sarili and pag-aari.
Examples
" Sino ang may-ari nito? "
Natural Translation
Who is the owner of this?
Literal Translation
Who the owner of-this?
" Kanino ang ari na ito? "
Natural Translation
Whose property is this?
Literal Translation
To-whom the property that this?
" Ipinamana ng aking lolo ang lahat ng kanyang ari sa mga apo bago siya pumanaw. "
Natural Translation
My grandfather bequeathed all of his property to his grandchildren before he passed away.
Literal Translation
Bequeathed by-the my grandfather the all of his property to the grandchildren before he passed-away.
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