kapara
kapára with stress marks
same, like
Usage Note
Kapara is used to express similarity or equivalence, roughly equivalent to katulad or kamukha, and can describe both physical resemblance and comparable qualities. It is more common in colloquial speech and certain regional varieties of Tagalog than in formal written language.
Examples
" Kapara mo ang kapatid mo. "
Natural Translation
You are the same as your sibling.
Literal Translation
Same you the sibling your.
" Ang kulay na ito ay kapara doon. "
Natural Translation
This color is the same as that one over there.
Literal Translation
The color that this is same there.
" Kapara ng kanyang ama ang kanyang ugali, kaya madaling makita ang pagkakahawig nila. "
Natural Translation
His temperament is just like his father's, so their resemblance is easy to see.
Literal Translation
Same of his father the his temperament, so easy see the resemblance of-them.
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