dahop
dahóp with stress marks
destitute
Usage Note
Dahop describes a state of severe poverty or want — lacking even basic necessities. It carries a stronger and more literary connotation than 'mahirap' (poor) and is often found in formal writing, social commentary, and literature depicting rural or wartime hardship.
Examples
" Dahop sila noong bata pa ako. "
Natural Translation
They were destitute when I was still a child.
Literal Translation
Destitute they when child still I.
" Dahop ang pamilya pagkatapos ng bagyo. "
Natural Translation
The family was destitute after the typhoon.
Literal Translation
Destitute the family after the typhoon.
" Kahit dahop sa pera, mayaman naman sa pagmamahalan ang aming pamilya kaya hindi namin naramdaman ang kakulangan. "
Natural Translation
Even though we were destitute in money, our family was rich in love, so we never felt the lack.
Literal Translation
Even-though destitute in money, rich though in love the our family so not our felt the lack.
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