pinta
pínta with stress marks
paint
Usage Note
Pinta can refer to the paint material itself or the act of painting. It is commonly used with the prefix mag- (magpinta) when discussing artistic hobbies or home improvement tasks like painting a wall.
Examples
" Bago ang pinta ng bahay. "
Natural Translation
The paint of the house is new.
Literal Translation
New the paint of house.
" Makulay ang pinta ng pader. "
Natural Translation
The paint/painting of the wall is colorful.
Literal Translation
Colorful the paint of-the wall.
" Kumupas na ang pinta ng aming bakod kaya nagpasya kaming bumili ng bagong lata sa hardware bukas. "
Natural Translation
The paint on our fence has faded, so we decided to buy a new can at the hardware store tomorrow.
Literal Translation
Faded already the paint of our fence so decided we to-buy of new can at hardware tomorrow.
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