From root: sagot
Usage Note
Kasagutan is often used when referring to answers to prayers or solutions to complex problems. It carries a more formal tone than the root word.
Examples
" Wala akong kasagutan diyan. "
Natural Translation
I have no answer to that.
Literal Translation
None I answer there.
" Nahanap na namin ang kasagutan. "
Natural Translation
We already found the answer.
Literal Translation
Found already we the answer.
" Matagal man kaming naghirap, sa wakas ay natagpuan din namin ang kasagutan sa aming suliranin. "
Natural Translation
Although we struggled for a long time, in the end we finally found the answer to our problem.
Literal Translation
Long though we struggled, at last found also we the answer to our problem.
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