sakdal
lawsuit; to charge; extremely/perfectly
Usage Note
Sakdal carries two distinct registers. In legal language it means a formal charge or complaint filed in court. In literary or poetic Tagalog it functions as an intensifier meaning 'utterly' or 'perfectly' — 'sakdal ganda' (perfectly beautiful). Both uses remain in active circulation.
Examples
" May sakdal laban sa kanya. "
Natural Translation
There is a lawsuit against him.
Literal Translation
Has lawsuit against to him.
" Ano ang sakdal laban sa kanya? "
Natural Translation
What is the lawsuit against him/her?
Literal Translation
What the lawsuit against to him/her?
" Naghain ng sakdal ang mga biktima sa korte upang managot ang mga taong nagdulot sa kanila ng matinding kawalan. "
Natural Translation
The victims filed a lawsuit in court so that the people who caused them great loss would be held accountable.
Literal Translation
Filed of lawsuit the victims in-the court so-that be-answerable the people who-caused to them of severe loss.
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