Usage Note
Iskeyt is an English loanword used to refer to both the footwear (roller skates or ice skates) and the action of skating. Mag-iskeyt is the common verb form, and the word is particularly popular among Filipino youth in urban areas and skating rinks.
Examples
" Magaling na iskeyter ang kapatid ko. "
Natural Translation
My sibling is a good skater.
Literal Translation
Good skater the sibling my.
" Nasaan ang aking iskeyt? "
Natural Translation
Where is my skate?
Literal Translation
Where the my skate?
" Kahit madalas siyang madapa noong bata pa, naging isa siyang propesyonal na iskeyter na hinahangaan ng marami. "
Natural Translation
Even though he often fell when he was young, he became a professional skater admired by many.
Literal Translation
Even-though often he fall when child still, became one he professional skater that admired by many.
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