From root: lipas
Usage Note
Paglipas refers to the act or duration of time moving forward, like the passage of hours or years.
Examples
" Sa paglipas ng panahon, nakalimutan ko. "
Natural Translation
As time passed, I forgot.
Literal Translation
In-the passage-of-time of time, forgot I.
" Sa paglipas ng oras, gagaling ka. "
Natural Translation
With the passage of time, you will get better.
Literal Translation
In-the passage-of-time of hour, will-get-better you.
" Sa paglipas ng mga taon, unti-unting nawala ang sakit na nadarama niya tuwing naaalala ang nakaraan. "
Natural Translation
As the years passed, the pain he felt whenever he remembered the past slowly faded away.
Literal Translation
In-the passage-of-time of the years, little-by-little disappeared the pain that feels he whenever remembers the past.
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