sinta
sintâ with stress marks
love; to love
Usage Note
Sinta is a poetic and literary word for romantic love, more elevated in register than the everyday mahal. It appears frequently in traditional Tagalog poetry, kundiman songs, and formal declarations of affection, and the related form kasinta means a sweetheart or beloved.
Examples
" Ikaw ang aking sinta. "
Natural Translation
You are my beloved.
Literal Translation
You the my beloved.
" Tunay ang kanyang sinta para sa pamilya. "
Natural Translation
His/her love for the family is real.
Literal Translation
Real the his/her love for family.
" Sa mga lumang kundiman, malimit ipahayag ng makata ang kanyang sinta sa pamamagitan ng matatamis at malulungkot na talinghaga. "
Natural Translation
In old kundiman songs, the poet often expresses his love through sweet and sorrowful metaphors.
Literal Translation
In plural old kundiman, often to-express by-the poet the his love through plural sweet and sorrowful metaphor.
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