From root: tatlo
Usage Note
Tatlumpu is the standard Tagalog cardinal number for thirty, formed by combining tatlo (three) and mpu (a bound form of sampu, ten), following the regular tens pattern shared by dalawampu, apatnapu, and the rest of the series. It is used in all registers for quantities, ages, and measurements.
Examples
" May tatlumpung tao dito. "
Natural Translation
There are thirty people here.
Literal Translation
Has thirty that person here.
" May tatlumpu na mag-aaral sa loob. "
Natural Translation
There are thirty students inside.
Literal Translation
Have thirty that students inside.
" Bago pa man mag-alas-singko ng hapon, tatlumpu na ang nakapilang kustomer sa labas ng aming bagong tindahan. "
Natural Translation
Even before five in the afternoon, thirty customers were already lined up outside our new store.
Literal Translation
Before even strike-five of afternoon, thirty already the lined-up customer in outside of our new store.
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