From root: ugnay
Usage Note
Kaugnayan is common in formal discussions about how one topic relates or pertains to another.
Examples
" Ano ang kaugnayan nito? "
Natural Translation
What is the relevance of this?
Literal Translation
What the relevance of-this?
" Ano ang kaugnayan nito sa proyekto? "
Natural Translation
What is the relevance of this to the project?
Literal Translation
What the relevance of this to the project?
" Hindi ko maintindihan ang kaugnayan ng tanong mo sa paksang pinag-uusapan natin ngayon. "
Natural Translation
I can't understand the relevance of your question to the topic we're discussing now.
Literal Translation
Not I can-understand the relevance of question your to topic being-discussed our now.
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