Usage Note
Kapagdaka is a formal or literary adverb meaning without delay or immediately. It appears more frequently in written Tagalog, formal narration, and older texts; in everyday speech, agad or kaagad is more commonly used to convey the same sense of immediacy.
Examples
" Sumagot siya kapagdaka. "
Natural Translation
He answered immediately.
Literal Translation
Answered he immediately.
" Isang kapagdaka na sagot ito. "
Natural Translation
This is an immediate answer.
Literal Translation
An at-once that answer this.
" Nang matanggap ng heneral ang utos mula sa hari, kapagdaka niyang ipinagbigay-alam ito sa kanyang mga kawal. "
Natural Translation
When the general received the order from the king, he at once relayed it to his soldiers.
Literal Translation
When received by-the general the order from the king, immediately he relayed it to his soldiers.
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