kultibado
kultibádo with stress marks
cultivated
Usage Note
Kultibado is a Spanish loanword (from cultivado) applied both to farmland that has been tilled and prepared, and figuratively to a person who is refined, educated, or cultured. The figurative sense is more common in formal or literary usage, while the agricultural sense appears in farming and rural contexts.
Examples
" Kultibado na ang lupa. "
Natural Translation
The land is already cultivated.
Literal Translation
Cultivated already the land.
" Ang lupa sa bukid ay kultibado. "
Natural Translation
The soil in the field is cultivated.
Literal Translation
The soil in field is cultivated.
" Kahit galing sa mahirap na pamilya, naging isang kultibado at edukadong tao siya dahil sa tiyaga sa pag-aaral. "
Natural Translation
Even though he came from a poor family, he became a cultured and educated person because of his perseverance in his studies.
Literal Translation
Even came from poor family, became a cultured and educated person he because of perseverance in studying.
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