tesis
tésis with stress marks
thesis
Usage Note
Tesis is borrowed from English 'thesis' and Spanish 'tesis' and refers to a research paper or dissertation required for a university degree. Writing a tesis is a major milestone in Philippine higher education and is taken very seriously by students and institutions alike.
Examples
" Mahirap ang tesis ko. "
Natural Translation
My thesis is hard.
Literal Translation
Hard the thesis my.
" Tinatapos niya ang kanyang tesis para sa kolehiyo. "
Natural Translation
He/she is finishing his/her thesis for college.
Literal Translation
Finishing he/she the his/her thesis for college.
" Halos hindi na siya natutulog dahil kailangan niyang ipasa ang tesis bago matapos ang semestre. "
Natural Translation
He hardly sleeps anymore because he needs to submit his thesis before the semester ends.
Literal Translation
Almost not anymore he sleeps because needs by-him to-pass the thesis before ends the semester.
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