salaysay
salaysáy with stress marks
narration; statement; to narrate
Usage Note
Salaysay is used for formal statements, testimonies, and storytelling alike. In legal contexts, it is the written or oral statement given by a witness or suspect. In literary and educational contexts, it refers to narrative writing. The word conveys a sense of structured, deliberate recounting.
Examples
" Ikuwento mo ang iyong salaysay. "
Natural Translation
Tell your story.
Literal Translation
Narrate you the your narration.
" Mahaba ang kanyang salaysay. "
Natural Translation
His/Her narration is long.
Literal Translation
Long the his/her narration.
" Maingat na pinakinggan ng hukom ang salaysay ng saksi bago niya hatulan ang nasasakdal. "
Natural Translation
The judge carefully listened to the witness's statement before he sentenced the accused.
Literal Translation
Carefully listened by the judge the statement of witness before he sentence the accused.
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