mga patente
The English word "patents" is translated into Tagalog as mga patente.
The term refers to official documents that grant an inventor the exclusive right to manufacture or sell their invention for a specific period of time.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word mga is a marker used to indicate that the noun patente is plural.
Did you know?
- The word mga exists in its current form because of an old Spanish-influenced typing shortcut. It originated from the word manga, which was abbreviated using a tilde over the letters to save space on typewriters.
- In Philippine legal contexts, mga patente is often used alongside English terminology because the country's intellectual property laws are heavily influenced by American legal systems.
- Because mga is a marker and not a suffix, its position in a sentence is flexible compared to English, but it always precedes the noun it modifies.
Examples in context
- Kailangan kong mag-file ng patent para sa aking imbento.I need to file a patent for my invention.
- Alam mo ba na kailangan ng patente para protektahan ang ating mga inobasyon?Did you know that we need patents to protect our innovations?
- Nakakuha na ako ng patente para sa aking bagong imbento.I have already acquired a patent for my new invention.
- Kailangan nating ayusin ang mga patente.We need to organize the patents.
- Maraming bagong mga patente ang inirehistro.Many new patents were registered.
- Mahalaga ang mga patente sa negosyo.Patents are important in business.
Example conversation
Juan and Angela are discussing their startup's intellectual property.
- JuanNasaan na ang mga patente natin?Where are our patents?
- AngelaNasa legal department na ang mga patente.The patents are already with the legal department.
- JuanSalamat, Angela.Thank you, Angela.
- AngelaWalang anuman, Juan.You're welcome, Juan.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries mga, CC BY-SA 4.0.
