pinakamaganda
most beautiful
From root: ganda
Usage Note
Pinakamaganda is the superlative form used to identify the single most beautiful subject within a group or comparison.
Examples
" Siya ang pinakamaganda sa klase. "
Natural Translation
She is the most beautiful in the class.
Literal Translation
She the most-beautiful in class.
" Ito ang pinakamaganda na bulaklak. "
Natural Translation
This is the most beautiful flower.
Literal Translation
This the most-beautiful that flower.
" Sa lahat ng lugar na napuntahan namin, ang dalampasigan na iyon ang pinakamaganda at pinakatahimik. "
Natural Translation
Of all the places we have visited, that beach was the most beautiful and the most peaceful.
Literal Translation
In all of places that visited we, the beach that the most-beautiful and most-peaceful.
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