From root: pait
Usage Note
Napakapait is an intensive form used to emphasize that something has an extremely bitter taste.
Examples
" Napakapait ng gamot na ito. "
Natural Translation
This medicine is very bitter.
Literal Translation
Very-bitter of medicine [ligature] this.
" Napakapait ng kape nang walang asukal. "
Natural Translation
Coffee is very bitter without sugar.
Literal Translation
Very-bitter of coffee when without sugar.
" Napakapait ng kape na ininom ko kaninang umaga kaya napilitan akong magdagdag ng kaunting asukal. "
Natural Translation
The coffee I drank this morning was very bitter, so I was forced to add a little sugar.
Literal Translation
Very-bitter of coffee [ligature] drank I earlier-this morning so was-forced I to-add of little sugar.
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