From root: bulok
Usage Note
Pagkabulok is the gerund of mabulok, nominalizing the natural process of something rotting or decomposing over time. It emphasizes dynamic progression of decay rather than the resulting rotten state, and appears in both scientific descriptions of organic breakdown and metaphorical commentary on societal decline.
Examples
" May amoy ng pagkabulok. "
Natural Translation
There is a smell of rot.
Literal Translation
There-is smell of rot.
" Kita ang pagkabulok ng kahoy. "
Natural Translation
The decomposition of the wood is visible.
Literal Translation
Visible the decomposition of wood.
" Mabagal ang pagkabulok ng plastik, kaya nananatili itong basura sa dagat sa loob ng daan-daang taon. "
Natural Translation
The decomposition of plastic is slow, so it remains as trash in the sea for hundreds of years.
Literal Translation
Slow the decomposition of plastic, so remains it-as trash in sea within of hundreds of years.
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