From root: likas
Usage Note
Kalikasan refers to the physical world and environment. Mahalagang pangalagaan ang kalikasan means it is important to take care of nature.
Examples
" Mahalin natin ang kalikasan. "
Natural Translation
Let's love nature.
Literal Translation
Love we the nature.
" Mahalaga ang pangangalaga sa kalikasan. "
Natural Translation
Taking care of nature is important.
Literal Translation
Important the taking care of nature.
" Kung hindi natin pangangalagaan ang kalikasan ngayon, ang mga susunod na henerasyon ang magdurusa sa mga epekto nito. "
Natural Translation
If we do not take care of nature now, the next generations will be the ones to suffer from its effects.
Literal Translation
If not we take-care-of the nature now, the plural next link generation the will-suffer in plural effect its.
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