From root: hardin
Usage Note
Hardin-hardinan refers to a miniature garden or a play area meant to look like a garden. It is often used to describe children's play sets.
Examples
" Maliit ang hardin-hardinan nila. "
Natural Translation
Their toy garden is small.
Literal Translation
Small the toy-garden their.
" Gumawa sila ng hardin-hardinan sa labas. "
Natural Translation
They made a toy garden outside.
Literal Translation
Made they of toy-garden in outside.
" Gumamit ang mga bata ng damo at maliliit na bato upang lumikha ng hardin-hardinan sa likod ng kanilang paaralan. "
Natural Translation
The children used grass and small stones to create a toy garden behind their school.
Literal Translation
Used the children of grass and small stones in-order create of toy-garden in back of their school.
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