laro
larô with stress marks
game or play
Usage Note
Larô refers to games, sports, or matches and is most commonly used with the prefix mag- (maglaro) to describe the act of playing everything from traditional street games to video games. It also identifies a specific round or set within a sporting event or competition.
Examples
" Masaya ang laro namin. "
Natural Translation
Our game is fun.
Literal Translation
Fun the game our.
" Mahilig ako sa laro. "
Natural Translation
I like games.
Literal Translation
I love games.
" Bagaman natalo kami sa huling laro, natuto kami ng mahalagang aral tungkol sa pagtutulungan ng magkakasama. "
Natural Translation
Although we lost in the last game, we learned an important lesson about working together as teammates.
Literal Translation
Although lost we in last game, learned we of important lesson about cooperation of together-ones.
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