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ligtas

ligtás with stress marks

safe

adjective verb lig-TAS Native origin Common
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Illustration of "ligtas" (safe)

Also means

Ligtas can also mean 'except' or 'exempt' when referring to being free from a rule or obligation.

Usage Note

Ligtas refers to being safe from harm or danger and is also used to mean 'saved' or 'rescued.' It is commonly used when confirming someone’s wellbeing after an incident or checking if a location is secure.

Examples

Beginner

" Ligtas na ang lahat. "

Natural Translation

Everyone is safe now.

Literal Translation

Safe now the all.

Intermediate

" Ligtas ang mga bata. "

Natural Translation

The children are safe.

Literal Translation

The children are safe.

Advanced

" Pagkatapos ng malakas na bagyo, masaya kaming nalaman na ligtas ang buong pamilya namin. "

Natural Translation

After the strong storm, we were happy to learn that our whole family was safe.

Literal Translation

After of strong storm, happy we learned that safe the whole family our.

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Derived Words

kaligtasan DERIVED

safety or salvation

tagapagligtas DERIVED

savior

pagliligtas DERIVED

act of saving

Actor Focus Verbs

magligtas AF VERB

to save

manligtas AF VERB

to rescue others

Object Focus Verbs

iligtas OF VERB

to save

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