kalipikado
kalipikádo with stress marks
qualified
Usage Note
Kalipikado is derived from Spanish calificado and is used in professional, academic, and legal contexts to describe a person or thing that meets required standards or credentials. It is common in Philippine job postings and formal assessments and is interchangeable with the English loanword kwalipikado in most registers.
Examples
" Kalipikado ka ba sa posisyon? "
Natural Translation
Are you qualified for the position?
Literal Translation
Qualified you question-marker for-the position?
" Siya ay kalipikado sa trabaho. "
Natural Translation
He/She is qualified for the job.
Literal Translation
He/She is qualified in-the work.
" Kahit kalipikado siya sa trabaho, hindi pa rin siya natanggap dahil sa kakulangan ng karanasan. "
Natural Translation
Even though he/she is qualified for the job, he/she still wasn't hired because of a lack of experience.
Literal Translation
Even-though qualified he/she for-the work, not still also he/she accepted because-of-the lack of experience.
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