From root: sakit
Usage Note
Masakit is used to describe both physical pain and emotional distress. Example: Masakit ang aking ulo (My head hurts).
Examples
" Masakit ang tiyan ko. "
Natural Translation
My stomach hurts.
Literal Translation
Painful the stomach my.
" Masakit ang aking ulo. "
Natural Translation
My head is painful.
Literal Translation
Painful the my head.
" Mas masakit pa sa anumang sugat ang mga salitang sinabi niya nang kami ay nag-away. "
Natural Translation
The words he said when we quarreled hurt more than any wound.
Literal Translation
More painful even than any wound the words said his when we quarreled.
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