soneto
sonéto with stress marks
sonnet
Usage Note
Soneto is borrowed from Spanish 'soneto' and refers to the 14-line poetic form. The sonnet was introduced to Philippine literature during the Spanish colonial period and became a respected form among Tagalog poets; today it is primarily an academic and literary term.
Examples
" Maganda ang soneto niya. "
Natural Translation
His/her sonnet is beautiful.
Literal Translation
Beautiful the sonnet his/her.
" Sumulat siya ng isang magandang soneto. "
Natural Translation
He/she wrote a beautiful sonnet.
Literal Translation
Wrote he/she of a beautiful sonnet.
" Sa klase ng panitikan, pinag-aralan namin kung paano binubuo ng labing-apat na taludtod ang isang tradisyonal na soneto. "
Natural Translation
In literature class, we studied how fourteen lines make up a traditional sonnet.
Literal Translation
In class of literature, studied we how composed of fourteen lines the a traditional sonnet.
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