insidente
insidénte with stress marks
incident
Usage Note
Insidente comes from Spanish incidente and is used in news reports, police reports, and formal speech to refer to an unexpected or notable event. In casual speech, Filipinos may prefer nangyari to describe what happened.
Examples
" May insidente sa kalsada kanina. "
Natural Translation
There was an incident on the road earlier.
Literal Translation
Has incident on road earlier.
" Nag-ulat ang pulis tungkol sa insidente sa kalsada. "
Natural Translation
The police reported about the incident on the road.
Literal Translation
Reported the police about the incident on-the road.
" Sinusuri pa ng mga awtoridad ang dahilan ng insidente bago sila maglabas ng opisyal na pahayag sa publiko. "
Natural Translation
The authorities are still examining the cause of the incident before they release an official statement to the public.
Literal Translation
Examining still by the authorities the cause of-the incident before they release of official statement to public.
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