From root: dali
Usage Note
Madali is a ma- adjective from dali covering both ease of effort and quickness of duration. In practice, context determines which sense is active — madaling gawin emphasizes low difficulty while madali lang dumating emphasizes speed — making it one of the most versatile evaluative adjectives in everyday Tagalog.
Examples
" Madali lang ito. "
Natural Translation
This is just easy.
Literal Translation
Easy only this.
" Madali lang ang pagsusulit na ito. "
Natural Translation
This test is just easy.
Literal Translation
Easy only the test this.
" Akala ko madali lang ang proyekto, pero mas matagal pala itong gawin kaysa sa inasahan ko. "
Natural Translation
I thought the project would be easy, but it turned out to take longer to do than I expected.
Literal Translation
Thought I easy only the project, but more long apparently this to-do than to expected I.
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