damit
/daˈmit/
In Tagalog, the word for clothes is damit. Wiktionary also lists kasuotan.
Meaning: apparel (noun)
Ways to say it
| Tagalog | IPA |
|---|---|
| damit | /daˈmit/ (Standard Tagalog) /daˈmet/ (Standard Tagalog) |
| kasuotan | /kasuˈʔotan/ (Standard Tagalog) /kasuʔoˈtan/ (Standard Tagalog) |
The word damit refers to apparel and can be used to describe a single piece of clothing or a collection of clothes, depending on the context and whether plural markers are used.
Which one should you use?
While damit is the standard term for clothes, kasuotan is a more formal or literary term often used to refer to specific types of attire or official dress.
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the noun damit plural, you add the marker mga before it, resulting in mga damit.
How do you pronounce it?
/daˈmit/
Did you know?
- In some regions, saying hubad instead of asking someone to remove their damit is considered much more blunt or potentially offensive depending on the social hierarchy.
- The term damit descends from the Proto-Philippine root *damít, proving that the concept of 'clothing' was named similarly across the islands thousands of years ago.
- While damit refers to the clothes themselves, the root word suot describes the actual act of wearing them.
Examples in context
- Maghubad ka ng damit.Take off your clothes.This sentence is useful for practicing the command to take off damit.Tatoeba #11459932 by qwertzu, translation #1946889 by Spamster
- Maghubad ka ng damit!Take off your clothes!This sentence provides an emphatic way to tell someone to take off their damit.Tatoeba #11459952 by qwertzu, translation #4466781 by maizewen
- Nandoon ang mga damit ko.My clothes are over there.This sentence shows how to use the plural marker with damit to indicate possession.Tatoeba #11806908 by qwertzu, translation #1635421 by Amastan
- Ang damit koMy clothes
- Mamimili ako ng mga damitI will buy clothes
- 41 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Angela and Juan are preparing for a trip.
- AngelaNasaan ang mga damit ko?Where are my clothes?
- JuanNasa loob sila ng maleta.They are inside the suitcase.
- AngelaSalamat, Juan.Thank you, Juan.
- JuanWalang anuman, Angela.You're welcome, Angela.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “clothes” translations and entries damit, kasuotan, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries damit, kasuotan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
