Definition for the Tagalog word kaysa:
kaysa 

[preposition/conjunction] than (variations: ke``sa, kaysa``)
Root: 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,
keysaAlternate spellings may include: abbreviations, informal spellings, slang, and/or commonly misspelled variations.
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Related Filipino Words:
kaysa saRelated English Words:
than Grammatical Ligature:
This word plus a grammatical ligature would be:
kaysang
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