kaysa

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

Definition for the Tagalog word kaysa:

kaysa

[preposition/conjunction] than (variations: ke``sa, kaysa``)

Kaysa Example Sentences in Tagalog: (9)

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Bakit malíng magyabáng kung mas mayaman ka kaysa sa ibáng tao?

Why is it wrong to brag if you are richer than another person?

Atupagin mo ang pag-aaral mo kaysa iyáng TV.

Attend to your studies instead of that TV.

Iniisip niyá kung minsan na mas mabuti pang mamatáy kaysa sa mabigô.

Sometimes he thinks that dying would be better than failing.

Inuuna mo pa ang trabaho kaysa sa akin.

You give more priority to your work than to me.

Mas marami bang bumoto kay Mary kaysa kay Peter?

Were there more who voted for Mary than for Peter?

Magbábasá na lang akó kaysa manoód ng TV.

I'd rather read than watch TV.

Mas mahirap magturò sa mga batà kaysa sa mga matatandâ.

It is more difficult to teach children than adults.

Mas nagtátagál si Julie sa loób ng bookstore kaysa sa supermarket.

Julie stays longer inside a bookstore than in a supermarket.

Gúgustuhín pa ni Rose na mamatáy kaysa magpakasál kay George.

Rose would rather die than marry George.

Alternate spelling(s):

kesa, keysa
Alternate spellings may include: abbreviations, informal spellings, slang, and/or commonly misspelled variations.

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KAYSA AUDIO CLIP:

Markup Code:
[rec:9012]

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Grammatical Ligature:

This word plus a grammatical ligature would be:
kaysang

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