Usage Note
Karga is a Spanish loanword that works as both a verb (to carry or haul) and a noun (a load or cargo), covering everything from carrying a baby to loading freight to charging a battery. Its versatility makes it one of the most morphologically productive roots in the language.
Examples
" Karga mo ang bag ko. "
Natural Translation
Carry my bag.
Literal Translation
Carry you the bag my.
" Isang mabigat na karga ito. "
Natural Translation
This is a heavy load to carry.
Literal Translation
A heavy that carry this.
" Mabigat ang karga ng trak kaya dahan-dahan itong dumaan sa makitid na kalsada. "
Natural Translation
The truck's load is heavy, so it passed slowly along the narrow road.
Literal Translation
Heavy the load of truck so slowly it passed in narrow that road.
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