Dimakabasa (en. Illiterate)

/dima-ka-ba-sa/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

noun

A person who cannot read or write.

There are many illiterates in remote areas.

Maraming dimakabasa sa mga liblib na pook.

Condition of lacking reading skills.

Illiteracy is a major challenge in education.

Ang dimakabasa ay isang malaking hamon sa edukasyon.

State of lacking literacy skills.

There is a need for programs to reduce illiteracy.

Kailangan ng mga programa upang mabawasan ang dimakabasa.

Literal na hindi makabasa

illiterate

Cannot read.

dimakabasa

knowledge

The ability to learn and understand.

kaalaman

education

The process of teaching and learning.

edukasyon

illiterate

There are so many people in our barangay who are dimakabasa, so we organized a free seminar.

Sobrang dami ng tao sa barangay namin na dimakabasa kaya nag-organize kami ng libreng seminar.

lacking knowledge about readers or written material

He didn’t understand the contents of the book because he is dimakabasa.

Yung mga nilalaman ng libro, di niya naintindihan kasi siya ay dimakabasa.