muwebles
muwébles with stress marks
furniture
Usage Note
Muwebles comes from Spanish muebles and is a common collective noun for furniture. Tagalog also uses the native kasangkapan as an equivalent, but muwebles is widely understood and used across generations.
Examples
" Bago ang aming mga muwebles. "
Natural Translation
Our furniture is new.
Literal Translation
New the our plural furniture.
" Bumili kami ng mga bagong muwebles para sa aming bagong bahay. "
Natural Translation
We bought new furniture for our new house.
Literal Translation
Bought we of plural new furniture for to our new house.
" Dahil maliit lang ang aming bagong bahay, pumili kami ng mga muwebles na hindi masyadong malaki para hindi masikip. "
Natural Translation
Because our new house is small, we chose furniture that is not too big so it would not feel cramped.
Literal Translation
Because small only the our new house, chose we of plural furniture that not too big for not cramped.
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