limit
límit with stress marks
frequent
Usage Note
Limit in native Tagalog usage — stressed on the first syllable — means frequency or the quality of occurring often, entirely unrelated to the English word 'limit.' It is used in more formal or literary Tagalog and is less common in everyday conversation, where madalas is preferred for the same meaning.
Examples
" Limit ang baha rito. "
Natural Translation
Flooding is frequent here.
Literal Translation
Frequent the flood here.
" Limit ang ulan dito. "
Natural Translation
Rain is frequent here.
Literal Translation
Frequent the rain here.
" Dahil sa limit ng pagbisita niya sa aklatan, naging pamilyar na ang lahat ng tauhan doon sa kanya. "
Natural Translation
Because of the frequency of his visits to the library, all the staff there had become familiar with him.
Literal Translation
Because of-the frequency of-the visit his to-the library, became familiar already the all of staff there to him.
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