From root: kuwintas
Usage Note
Nakakuwintas describes a person currently wearing a necklace. For example, nakakuwintas siya ng ginto means she is wearing a gold necklace.
Examples
" Nakakuwintas siya ng ginto. "
Natural Translation
She is wearing a gold necklace.
Literal Translation
Wearing-a-necklace she of gold.
" Ang babae ay nakakuwintas. "
Natural Translation
The woman is wearing a necklace.
Literal Translation
The woman is wearing-a-necklace.
" Ang lahat ng mga babae sa larawan ay nakakuwintas ng perlas na minana pa nila sa kanilang mga lola. "
Natural Translation
All the women in the photo are wearing pearl necklaces that they inherited from their grandmothers.
Literal Translation
The all the women in photo are wearing-a-necklace of pearl that inherited still by-them from their grandmothers.
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