maliwanag
bright or clear
From root: liwanag
Usage Note
Maliwanag describes physical brightness such as a room or conceptual clarity like an explanation. For example, maliwanag ang sikat ng araw means the sunlight is bright.
Examples
" Maliwanag ang kuwarto ko. "
Natural Translation
My room is bright.
Literal Translation
Bright the room my.
" Maliwanag ang sikat ng araw. "
Natural Translation
The sunlight is bright.
Literal Translation
Bright the shine of the sun.
" Maliwanag naman ang paliwanag ng guro, kaya naintindihan ng lahat ng estudyante ang mahirap na aralin. "
Natural Translation
The teacher's explanation was clear, so all the students understood the difficult lesson.
Literal Translation
Clear indeed the explanation of teacher, so understood by all the students the hard lesson.
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