From root: walo
Usage Note
Walumpu is the formal Tagalog term for eighty. Walumpung taon na siya means he is already eighty years old.
Examples
" Walumpu na ang lolo ko. "
Natural Translation
My grandfather is already eighty.
Literal Translation
Eighty already the grandfather my.
" Ang lolo ko ay walumpu na. "
Natural Translation
My grandfather is already eighty.
Literal Translation
The grandfather my is eighty already.
" Kahit walumpu na ang taon niya, malinaw pa rin ang kaniyang alaala sa mga nangyari noong kaniyang kabataan. "
Natural Translation
Even though he is already eighty years old, his memory of what happened in his youth is still clear.
Literal Translation
Even-though eighty already the year his, clear still also the his memory on the happened during his youth.
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