trahedya
trahedyá with stress marks
tragedy
Usage Note
Trahedya comes from Spanish tragedia and is used both in its literary sense — a tragic drama or narrative — and in everyday speech to describe devastating real-world events such as typhoons, accidents, or personal loss. Filipino journalism reaches for it readily when reporting major disasters.
Examples
" Trahedya ang nangyari kahapon. "
Natural Translation
What happened yesterday was a tragedy.
Literal Translation
Tragedy the happened yesterday.
" Isang malaking trahedya ang nangyari. "
Natural Translation
A big tragedy happened.
Literal Translation
A big tragedy the happened.
" Itinuring na pambansang trahedya ang malakas na bagyo na pumatay sa daan-daang tao at sumira sa libo-libong tahanan. "
Natural Translation
The powerful storm that killed hundreds of people and destroyed thousands of homes was regarded as a national tragedy.
Literal Translation
Considered as national tragedy the strong storm that killed hundreds-of people and destroyed thousands-of homes.
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