ektarya
ektárya with stress marks
hectare
Usage Note
Ektarya is a unit of land area equal to 10,000 square meters, widely used in agriculture and land registration in the Philippines. It is the standard unit for measuring farm lots, land grants, and forest areas in official documents and news reports.
Examples
" May isang ektaryang bukid kami. "
Natural Translation
We have a one-hectare field.
Literal Translation
There-is one hectare-field we.
" May isang ektarya kami sa probinsya. "
Natural Translation
We have one hectare in the province.
Literal Translation
There-is one hectare we in province.
" Ayon sa titulo ng lupa, ang aming sakahan sa probinsya ay umaabot sa halos limang ektarya ng matabang lupa. "
Natural Translation
According to the land title, our farm in the province reaches almost five hectares of fertile land.
Literal Translation
According to title of land, the our farm in province reaches to almost five hectare of fertile land.
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