ultimo
últímo with stress marks
very last; even
Usage Note
Ultimo is borrowed from Spanish último (last) and is used in Tagalog to emphasize extremity or as an intensifier meaning even in the sense of even that person did it. It carries a formal or literary register and is less common in everyday speech than native equivalents like kahit na or maging.
Examples
" Ultimo bata ay tumawa. "
Natural Translation
Even a child laughed.
Literal Translation
Even child laughed.
" Hanggang ultimo ay nanatili siyang tapat sa kanyang pangako. "
Natural Translation
To the very last, he/she remained true to his/her promise.
Literal Translation
To the very last he/she remained true to his/her promise.
" Napakahirap ng kanilang buhay kung kaya't ultimo pagkain sa hapag ay binahagi nila sa mga kapitbahay na nangangailangan. "
Natural Translation
Their life was so hard, yet even the food on their table they shared with neighbors in need.
Literal Translation
Very-hard of their life so-that even food on table shared they to the neighbors that in-need.
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