What Is Diwa In English? (Answers)
DIWA IN ENGLISH – There are several Filipino words that do not have a direct translation in English, that’s why we need context to fully translate them.
In this article, we are going to learn about the English translation of the word “Diwa” based on context.
Diwa can be translated as the “essence, spirit, or meaning” o a certain topic or idea. It could also be translated as the “sense, central point, or main idea”. For example, one of the most common things adults ask kids in Christmas is “Ano ang diwa ng Pasko?”, which translates to “What is the meaning of Christmas? or What is the spirit of Christmas”.
Here are some other examples:
- Ano ang diwa ng kwento binasa niyo kagabi?
- Kailangan natin malaman ang tunay na diwa ng sineng pinanuod natin.
- Paano natin malalaman kung ano ang diwa ng ating pagmamahalan?
- Dahil sa kuwentong binasa, nalaman ng mga estudyante ang tunay na diwa ng wika.
In English, these sentences could be translate as:
- What is the meaning of the story you read last night?
- We need to know the true essence of the movie we just watched.
- How are we going to know what the meaning of our love is?
- Because of the story they read, the students learned about the true essence of our Language.
For other English-Tagalog translations…
VISIT: English To Tagalog Translate – List of English-Tagalog Word Translation
