okasyonal
okasyonál with stress marks
occasional; once in a while
Usage Note
Okasyonal is borrowed from Spanish 'ocasional' and describes something that happens only sometimes or irregularly. It is interchangeable with 'paminsan-minsan' in informal contexts, but 'okasyonal' tends to appear in more structured discourse and formal writing.
Examples
" Okasyonal lang ang ulan. "
Natural Translation
The rain is only occasional.
Literal Translation
Occasional only the rain.
" Okasyonal lamang ang pag-ulan sa buwang ito. "
Natural Translation
Rain is only occasional this month.
Literal Translation
Occasional only the raining in month this.
" Hindi siya regular na manlalaro, ngunit okasyonal siyang sumasama sa amin tuwing may malaking torneo sa bayan. "
Natural Translation
He/she is not a regular player, but he/she occasionally joins us whenever there is a big tournament in town.
Literal Translation
Not he/she regular [na] player, but occasional he/she-[linker] joining to us every there-is big [na] tournament in town.
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