Kasinghirap (en. As difficult as)

/kasing-hi-rap/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

A word used to indicate the similarity of difficulty to another thing or condition.

Life in the city is as difficult as life in the fields.

Ang buhay sa siyudad ay kasinghirap ng buhay sa bukirin.

Derived from the root word 'hirap' meaning suffering or struggle.

as difficult as

Indicates having the same level of difficulty.

kasinghirap ng

suffering

Means a trial or pain experienced.

hirap

poverty

State of being poor or lacking.

kahirapan

very hard

The difficulty of this kind of project just makes me want to quit.

Ang kasinghirap ng ganitong project ay nakapagpapaluke lang sa akin.

worth the struggle

It's fine, although it's hard, the results are worth the struggle.

Okay lang, kasinghirap naman, pero sulit sa hirap ang resulta.

experimental

The experiments in the lab are kind of hard, but we need to try.

Medyo kasinghirap ang mga eksperimento sa laboratoryo, pero kailangan natin subukan.