gandahan
to improve the beauty of
From root: ganda
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
ginandahan
gi-nan-da-HAN
improved the beauty of
Present (Incomplete)
ginagandahan
gi-na-gan-da-HAN
improving the beauty of
Future (Contemplated)
gagandahan
ga-gan-da-HAN
will improve the beauty of
Usage Note
Gandahan is used when encouraging someone to improve the aesthetic quality or overall excellence of a task, such as one's handwriting or a creative project. It often serves as a gentle command to put more effort into making something look more appealing or professional.
Examples
" Gandahan mo ang sulat mo. "
Natural Translation
Make your handwriting nicer.
Literal Translation
Improve-beauty you the writing your.
" Gusto niyang gandahan ang sulat niya. "
Natural Translation
She wants to improve the beauty of her writing.
Literal Translation
Want she improve-the-beauty of the writing her.
" Bago mo ipasa ang proyekto, gandahan mo pa ang presentasyon upang mas magustuhan ito ng guro. "
Natural Translation
Before you submit the project, improve the presentation further so that the teacher will like it more.
Literal Translation
Before you to-submit the project, improve-beauty you more the presentation so-that more be-liked it by teacher.
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