inmensidad
inmensidád with stress marks
immensity
Usage Note
Inmensidad is borrowed from Spanish inmensidad and appears in formal writing, poetry, and philosophical discourse to describe vast or boundless scale — of the sea, sky, or abstract concepts like love or grief. It is rarely used in everyday spoken Tagalog.
Examples
" Ang inmensidad ng dagat. "
Natural Translation
The immensity of the sea.
Literal Translation
The immensity of-the sea.
" Naakit siya sa inmensidad ng karagatan. "
Natural Translation
He/She was drawn to the immensity of the ocean.
Literal Translation
Drawn he/she to-the immensity of-the ocean.
" Tuwing tumitingin ako sa langit sa gabi, napapaisip ako sa inmensidad ng sansinukob na hindi maarok ng isip. "
Natural Translation
Whenever I look at the sky at night, I find myself pondering the immensity of the universe that the mind cannot fathom.
Literal Translation
Whenever look I at sky at night, made-to-think I at immensity of universe that not fathomable of mind.
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