morpolohiya
morpolohíya with stress marks
morphology
Usage Note
Morpolohiya is an academic and scientific term covering the study of form and structure — in linguistics it refers to word forms, in biology to the physical structure of organisms. It appears primarily in university-level textbooks and formal research writing.
Examples
" Mahirap ang morpolohiya. "
Natural Translation
Morphology is difficult.
Literal Translation
Hard the morphology.
" Mahirap intindihin ang mga patakaran ng morpolohiya sa klase ng linggwistika. "
Natural Translation
The rules of morphology in the linguistics class are hard to understand.
Literal Translation
Hard to-understand the plural rule of morphology in class of linguistics.
" Kung gusto mong maintindihan kung paano nabubuo ang mga salita, kailangan mong pag-aralan ang morpolohiya nang masinsinan. "
Natural Translation
If you want to understand how words are formed, you need to study morphology thoroughly.
Literal Translation
If want you to-be-understood how formed the plural word, need you to-study the morphology thoroughly.
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