destruksiyon
destruksiyón with stress marks
destruction
Usage Note
Destruksiyon, from Spanish destrucción, is used in formal, journalistic, and literary contexts to describe large-scale damage or ruin. In the Philippines the word is frequently encountered in news reports about typhoon devastation, war, or environmental degradation, carrying a weightier, more formal tone than the native pagkawasak.
Examples
" Malaki ang destruksiyon ng sunog. "
Natural Translation
The destruction from the fire was great.
Literal Translation
Great the destruction of-the fire.
" Ang destruksiyon na dulot ng bagyo ay nakaapekto sa buong lalawigan. "
Natural Translation
The destruction caused by the typhoon affected the entire province.
Literal Translation
The destruction that caused of-the typhoon affected-on the entire province.
" Hindi pa rin nakakabangon ang mga residente mula sa destruksiyon na iniwan ng malakas na bagyo noong nakaraang taon. "
Natural Translation
The residents have still not recovered from the destruction left by the strong typhoon last year.
Literal Translation
Not yet also able-to-rise the residents from the destruction that left of-the strong typhoon last year.
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