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pinilit ko pong itago kaya lang ang hirap po

English translation: I tried hard to hide it but it\'s just difficult.

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Tagalog term or phrase:	pinilit ko pong itago kaya lang ang hirap po
English translation:	I tried hard to hide it but it\'s just difficult.
Entered by:	sweetipiez

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13:26 Jan 10, 2010

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Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Literature

Tagalog term or phrase: pinilit ko pong itago kaya lang ang hirap po

I am a student learning to speak Tagalog, and I am trying to understand what this phrase means. I can understand pieces of it, but I'm not sure if I have the translation right.

sweetipiez

I tried hard to hide it but it's just difficult.

Explanation:
Pinilit is like "forced".
"Pinilit ko" could also be translated as "I strove to".

I strove to hide it but it's (just/really) difficult.

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Leny Beraud
France
Local time: 08:23

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I tried hard to hide it but it's just difficult.

Leny Beraud

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1 hr confidence:

I tried hard to hide it but it's just difficult.

Explanation:
Pinilit is like "forced".
"Pinilit ko" could also be translated as "I strove to".

I strove to hide it but it's (just/really) difficult.

Leny Beraud
France
Local time: 08:23
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Tagalog,

English
PRO pts in category: 20

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Jan 10, 2010 - Changes made by writeaway:
Language pair	English => Tagalog to English

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pinilit ko pong itago kaya lang ang hirap po

English translation: I tried hard to hide it but it\'s just difficult.

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pinilit ko pong itago kaya lang ang hirap po

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