sandaigdig
sandaigdíg with stress marks
the whole world; all things
Usage Note
Sandaigdig is a poetic and emphatic term for the entire world, used in literature, song, and formal speech rather than casual conversation. It conveys grand scale and totality — similar to saying 'the whole universe' in English. It commonly appears in love songs and nationalist rhetoric to express boundless scope.
Examples
" Mahal kita nang buong sandaigdig. "
Natural Translation
I love you with the whole world.
Literal Translation
Love I-you with whole world.
" Kilala siya sa sandaigdig. "
Natural Translation
He/She is known in the whole world.
Literal Translation
Known he/she in whole-world.
" Kahit ipagkaloob sa akin ang buong sandaigdig, wala pa rin itong halaga kung wala ka. "
Natural Translation
Even if the whole world were given to me, it would still have no worth without you.
Literal Translation
Even-if given to me the whole world, none still this-of worth if none you.
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