pinakamalalim
deepest
From root: lalim
Usage Note
Pinakamalalim is the superlative form used for comparing three or more things. Ito ang pinakamalalim na lawa means this is the deepest lake.
Examples
" Ito ang pinakamalalim na balon. "
Natural Translation
This is the deepest well.
Literal Translation
This the deepest that well.
" Ito ang pinakamalalim na bahagi ng dagat. "
Natural Translation
This is the deepest part of the sea.
Literal Translation
This the deepest that part of the sea.
" Sa lahat ng sugat na natamo niya, ang pinakamalalim ay hindi sa katawan kundi sa kanyang puso. "
Natural Translation
Of all the wounds he suffered, the deepest was not on his body but in his heart.
Literal Translation
In all of wounds that suffered he, the deepest is not in body but in his heart.
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