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kaysa

Filipino / Tagalog language translation for the meaning of the word kaysa in the Tagalog Dictionary.

Definition for the Tagalog word kaysa:


kaysa  Play audio #9012
[preposition/conjunction]  than (variations: ke``sa, kaysa``); rather than; compared to

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Root: kaysa
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Example Sentences Available Icon Kaysa Example Sentences in Tagalog: (11)
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Bakit malíng magyabáng kung mas mayaman ka kaysa sa ibáng tao?
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Why is it wrong to brag if you are richer than another person?
Mas hilig ni Beatrice ang pag-arte kaysa pag-awit.
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Beatrice is more interested in acting than singing.
Atupagin mo ang pag-aaral mo kaysa iyáng TV.
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Attend to your studies instead of that TV.
Iniisip niyá kung minsan na mas mabuti pang mamatáy kaysa sa mabigô.
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Sometimes he thinks that dying would be better than failing.
Tanggáp ko nang mas magalíng ka kaysa akin.
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I admit that you're better than me.
Mas nagtátagál si Julie sa loób ng bookstore kaysa sa supermarket.
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Julie stays longer inside a bookstore than in a supermarket.
Gúgustuhín pa ni Rose na mamatáy kaysa magpakasál kay George.
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Rose would rather die than marry George.
Inuuna mo pa ang trabaho kaysa sa akin.
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You give more priority to your work than to me.
Mas marami bang bumoto kay Mary kaysa kay Peter?
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Were there more who voted for Mary than for Peter?
Magbábasá na lang akó kaysa manoód ng TV.
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I'd rather read than watch TV.

User-submitted Example Sentences (30):
User-submitted example sentences from Tatoeba who have self reported as being fluent in Tagalog.
Mas komplikado kaysa sa iyan.
Tatoeba Sentence #1654280 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
It's more complicated than that.


Mas mahirap kaysa sa iniisip mo.
Tatoeba Sentence #1688846 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
It's more difficult than you think.


Mas mahal niya si Tom kaysa ako.
Tatoeba Sentence #2940943 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
She loves Tom more than she loves me.


Mas mahal kita kaysa mahal ka niya.
Tatoeba Sentence #3484784 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
I love you more than he loves you.


Mas matanda si Nanay kaysa kay Tatay.
Tatoeba Sentence #3251908 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
Mom is older than Dad.


Mas mabilis kaysa sa malakas ang usa.
Tatoeba Sentence #1843844 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
The deer is more rapid than strong.


Wala ka bang mas maliit kaysa sa rito?
Tatoeba Sentence #2083612 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
Don't you have anything smaller than this?


Pipiliin ko ang mamatay kaysa magnakaw.
Tatoeba Sentence #2940935 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
I would rather die than steal from others.


Mas mahirap ba ang Ingles kaysa sa Hapon?
Tatoeba Sentence #1875982 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
Is English harder than Japanese?


Mas gusto ni Tomas ang kape kaysa sa tsa.
Tatoeba Sentence #1658832 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
Tom likes coffee better than tea.


Mas magaling syang swimmer kaysa sa akin.
Tatoeba Sentence #1020807 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
He is a better swimmer than I.


Mas mabilis siyang tumakbo kaysa sa akin.
Tatoeba Sentence #1420471 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
He can run faster than me.


Mas malalakas ang mga leyon kaysa mga lobo.
Tatoeba Sentence #2929955 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
Lions are stronger than wolves.


Mas magaling siya sa matematika kaysa akin.
Tatoeba Sentence #2765585 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
He is better than me at math.


Mas barako kaysa yaong kay Juan ang kape ko.
Tatoeba Sentence #6389639 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
My coffee is stronger than John's.


Mas gusto ko ang mansanas kaysa sa dalandan.
Tatoeba Sentence #2869358 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
I prefer apples to oranges.


Mas malakas ako kesa sa kapatid kong lalaki.
Tatoeba Sentence #7742047 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
I am stronger than my brother.


Gusto ko mas ang dalandan kaysa sa mansanas.
Tatoeba Sentence #2171214 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
I prefer oranges to apples.


Mas gusto ko ang tag-lamig kaysa sa tag-init.
Tatoeba Sentence #4491558 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
I like winter better than summer.


Mas mahal ni Jack si Ben kaysa kanyang sarili.
Tatoeba Sentence #3240217 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
Jack loves Ben more than himself.


Mas madaling maluto ang sibuyas kaysa patatas.
Tatoeba Sentence #3449545 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
Onions cook more quickly than potatoes.


Mas gusto ko ang mainit na tsaa kaysa malamig.
Tatoeba Sentence #3050915 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
I like hot tea better than cold.


Mas mataas ka nang kalahating ulo kaysa sa akin.
Tatoeba Sentence #1459008 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
You're taller than me by half a head.


Mas malaki ang kotseng ito kaysa sa kotseng iyon.
Tatoeba Sentence #3079054 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
This car is bigger than that one.


Siya ay nakakalangoy nang mas malayo kaysa sa akin.
Tatoeba Sentence #2794638 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
She can swim further than I can.


Mas magaling maglaro ng chess si Tom kaysa sa akin.
Tatoeba Sentence #2880041 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
Tom plays chess better than me.


Tatlong sentimetro kang mas matangkad kaysa sa akin.
Tatoeba Sentence #1794164 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
You are three centimetres taller than me.


Mas malapot ba ang pulot kaysa losyon para sa balat?
Tatoeba Sentence #2844673 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
Is honey more viscous than skin lotion?


Mas matanda nang dalawang taon si John kaysa sa akin.
Tatoeba Sentence #2783683 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
John is senior to me by two years.


Ang lolo ko'y limang beses na mas matanda kaysa akin.
Tatoeba Sentence #2420449 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
My grandfather is five times as old as I am.


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Alternate spelling(s):
kesa, keysa
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How to pronounce kaysa:

KAYSA AUDIO CLIP:
Play audio #9012
Markup Code:
[rec:9012]
Related Filipino Words:
kaysa sakamaysámakaysá
Related English Words:
rather thanthancompared tocompared
Grammatical Ligature:
This word plus a grammatical ligature would be:
kaysang
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