From root: labi
Usage Note
Labing-isa is the standard Tagalog word for the number eleven, where the prefix signifies an excess of one over ten.
Examples
" Labing-isa na ako ngayon. "
Natural Translation
I am eleven now.
Literal Translation
Eleven already I now.
" Mayroon siyang labing-isa na anak. "
Natural Translation
He has eleven children.
Literal Translation
Have he eleven of children.
" May labing-isang estudyante sa klase namin, kaya kulang ng isang upuan tuwing kami ay nagtitipon. "
Natural Translation
There are eleven students in our class, so there is one chair short whenever we gather.
Literal Translation
Have eleven student in class ours, so lacking of one chair whenever we gather.
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