From root: dagat
Usage Note
Karagatan refers to the vast, open ocean and is used to describe deep bodies of water like the Pacific Ocean.
Examples
" Malalim ang karagatan. "
Natural Translation
The ocean is deep.
Literal Translation
Deep the ocean.
" Napakalawak ng karagatan. "
Natural Translation
The ocean is very vast.
Literal Translation
Very wide the ocean.
" Marami pang lihim ang nakatago sa kailaliman ng karagatan na hindi pa naaabot ng tao. "
Natural Translation
Many secrets are still hidden in the depths of the ocean that humans have not yet reached.
Literal Translation
Many still secret the hidden in depths of ocean that not yet reached by human.
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