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resulta

resúlta with stress marks

result

noun re-SUL-ta Spanish origin Less Common

Usage Note

Resulta is a Spanish loanword used in both formal and conversational Tagalog to refer to outcomes of events, decisions, or processes. Commonly heard in news reporting and academic contexts, it covers everything from exam results to election outcomes.

Examples

Beginner

" Maganda ang resulta. "

Natural Translation

The result is good.

Literal Translation

Good the result.

Intermediate

" Ano ang resulta ng iyong pagsusulit? "

Natural Translation

What is the result of your exam?

Literal Translation

What the result of your exam?

Advanced

" Kahit pinaghirapan namin ang proyekto, hindi pa rin namin alam kung ano ang magiging resulta nito. "

Natural Translation

Even though we worked hard on the project, we still don't know what its result will be.

Literal Translation

Even-though worked-hard we the project, not still we know if what the will-become result of-it.

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