tulad
tulád with stress marks
similar; alike; to imitate
Usage Note
Tulad is one of the most common comparison words in Tagalog, equivalent to 'like' or 'similar to' in English. It appears constantly in the construction tulad ng (like, such as) across everyday speech, literature, and formal writing to draw comparisons.
Examples
" Tulad mo ang kapatid mo. "
Natural Translation
Your sibling is like you.
Literal Translation
Like you the sibling your.
" Tulad niya ang kanyang ama. "
Natural Translation
He/She is similar to his/her father.
Literal Translation
Similar his/her the his/her father.
" Tulad ng marami nating kababayan, nangibang-bansa siya para mabigyan ng magandang kinabukasan ang kanyang pamilya. "
Natural Translation
Like many of our countrymen, he went abroad to give his family a good future.
Literal Translation
Like of many our countrymen, went-abroad he so-that give of good future the his family.
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