sampu
sampû with stress marks
ten
Usage Note
Sampu is the native Tagalog word for ten and is connected to a following noun using the linker -ng, as in 'sampung piso' (ten pesos). It also serves as the root for forming higher multiples of ten, such as dalawampu (twenty) and tatlumpu (thirty).
Examples
" May sampung itlog ako. "
Natural Translation
I have ten eggs.
Literal Translation
Have ten eggs I.
" May sampung libro siya. "
Natural Translation
She has ten books.
Literal Translation
Have ten books she.
" Sampung taon na kaming magkaibigan kaya alam ko ang lahat ng lihim niya. "
Natural Translation
We have been friends for ten years now, so I know all of her secrets.
Literal Translation
Ten years now we friends so know I the all of secret her.
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