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Study the following words and how they were used in the dialogue you just read.
There are also additional words that you can use when talking about size and length.
Many of these words are adjectives, and in this lesson, we shall practice using these
adjectives with affixes such as napaka- and in combination with words such as
masyadong.

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Sukat the verb “ To try on ” (conjugated:
sinukat, sinusukat, susukatin)
Kasya Fits
Sukat Size

Napaka Prefix; too
Napakaiksi/Masyadong maiksi Too short

Napakahaba/Masyadong mahaba Too long
Napakalaki/Masyadong malaki Too big
Nakapakaliit/Masyadong maliit Too small

Napakaluwang/Masyadong Too loose
Maluwang

Napakasikip/Masyadong masikip Too tight
Katamtaman Medium; just right
Note: There are no direct equivalents for small, medium, and large, although
sometimes maliit (small), katamtaman (just right), or malaki (big) are used.
These English words have been incorporated in everyday Filipino.

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