makinilya
makinílya with stress marks
typewriter
Usage Note
Makinilya, borrowed from Spanish maquinilla, is the Tagalog word for typewriter. Now largely a historical or literary term as typewriters have been replaced by computers, it is still understood by older Filipinos and appears in period literature and journalism.
Examples
" Sira na ang makinilya. "
Natural Translation
The typewriter is broken.
Literal Translation
Broken already the typewriter.
" Luma na ang makinilya. "
Natural Translation
The typewriter is already old.
Literal Translation
Old already the typewriter.
" Noong wala pang kompyuter, ang makinilya ang ginagamit ng mga manunulat upang isulat ang kanilang mga kuwento. "
Natural Translation
Back when there were no computers yet, writers used the typewriter to write their stories.
Literal Translation
Back not-yet computer, the typewriter the used by-the [mga] writers in-order write the their [mga] stories.
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