palaruan
palarúan with stress marks
playground
From root: laro
Usage Note
Palaruan is built from laro (play) with the -an place suffix. In most barangays it is the covered basketball court, which doubles as the venue for fiestas, meetings, and evening games.
Examples
" Malapit ang palaruan. "
Natural Translation
The playground is near.
Literal Translation
Near the playground.
" Naglalaro ang mga bata sa palaruan. "
Natural Translation
The children are playing at the playground.
Literal Translation
Playing the plural child at playground.
" Tuwing hapon ay nagtitipon ang mga kabataan sa palaruan para maglaro ng basketbol hanggang dumilim. "
Natural Translation
Every afternoon the young people gather at the covered court to play basketball until dark.
Literal Translation
Every afternoon gather the plural youth at playground to play of basketball until darken.
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