lapad

1. Part of speech, meaning, usage, and example sentences

Part of speech: adjective
Core meaning: “wide,” “broad,” “spacious,” sometimes “flat and broad.”

Examples

• Lapad ang kalsada diri. – The road here is wide.
• Naa silay lapad nga uma sa bukid. – They have a broad field in the mountains.
• Nag-dibuho siya og lapad nga mapa sa pader. – She painted a large map on the wall.
• Lapad kaayo ang iyang nahibaloan sa teknolohiya. – His knowledge of technology is very broad.

2. Linking endings and derivational forms

• Linkers
  • -ng before a consonant: lapad-ng mesa – wide table.
  • nga before a vowel or for clarity: lapad nga dalan – broad road.
• Degree and intensity
  • mas lapad – wider / broader.
  • pinakalapad – widest / broadest.
  • lapad-lapad – fairly wide.
  • lapad kaayo / lapad gyud – very wide / truly broad.
• Exclamatory & abstract forms
  • Kalapad oy! – How wide!
  • kalapad-an – width, breadth.
  • pagkalapad – the state of being wide.
• Verb-like derivatives
  • mulapad / nilapad / naglapad – to widen or spread out.
  • palapda! (imperative) / palapdon – make wider.

3. Where you would use it in a sentence

1. Predicate adjective: Ang agianan lapad. – The pathway is wide.
2. Modifier with linker: lapad-ng agianan.
3. Complement after emphasis: Mao ni ang lapad nga konsepto. – This is the broad concept.

4. Common collocations

• lapad nga kalsada – wide road
• lapad nga palibot – spacious surroundings
• lapad nga papel – large sheet of paper
• lapad nga panan-aw – broad perspective
• lapad nga agianan – broad passage

5. Detailed usage notes

“Lapad” describes physical width (lapad nga lamesa), spatial openness (lapad nga palibot), and figurative breadth (lapad nga hunahuna – broad mind). Place a linker when the adjective precedes a noun; omit it when the adjective follows the noun as predicate. Use mas / pinaka- for comparison, and lapad-lapad to soften the sense to “somewhat wide.” Verb forms allow you to speak of something expanding outward (nilapad ang proyekto – the project expanded).

6. Common mistakes to look out for

• Leaving out the linker (✗ lapad kalsada → ✓ lapad-ng kalsada).
• Writing lapad mas instead of mas lapad.
• Separating pinaka from the root (✗ pinaka lapad → ✓ pinakalapad).
• Using lapad for very long distances (height/length) — use taas or largo for length.
• Misspelling as “lapad-d” or “lapaad.”

7. Five conversational phrases

1. Kalapad sa imong panan-aw, nindot kaayo. – Your perspective is so broad; it’s great.
2. Mas lapad ang data coverage kung mag-fiber ka. – Coverage is wider if you use fiber.
3. Pinakalapad gyud ni nga field nga akong nakita. – This is the broadest field I’ve ever seen.
4. Lapad-lapad ra ang sala, makasayaw ta diri. – The living room is fairly spacious; we can dance here.
5. Palapda gamay ang margin sa dokumento. – Widen the margin of the document a bit.

8. Five everyday conversation exchanges

1. Q: Lapad ba ang inyong kwarto? – Is your room spacious?
   A: Oo, lapad kaayo; makapahimutang mi ug duha ka kama. – Yes, very wide; we can fit two beds.
2. Q: Ngano mas lapad man ang screen ani nga modelo? – Why is this model’s screen wider?
   A: Mas lapad kay ultra-wide ratio man. – It’s wider because it uses an ultra-wide ratio.
3. Q: Asa ang pinakalapad nga kalsada sa syudad? – Where is the widest road in the city?
   A: Ang boulevard sa baybayon ang pinakalapad. – The boulevard by the shore is the widest.
4. Q: Lapad-lapad na ba ang imong kahibalo sa Python? – Is your Python knowledge fairly broad now?
   A: Lapad-lapad na, pero daghan pa kog tuonon. – Fairly broad, but I still have much to learn.
5. Q: Unsaon nato pag-lapad sa access sa library? – How will we broaden library access?
   A: Palapdon nato ang oras ug ibutang online ang ubang libro. – Extend the hours and put some books online.

9. Multiple-choice dialogue questions

Q1. Lapad ba ang imong lamesa?
A. Oo, lapad kaayo ang akong lamesa.
B. Oo, lamesa lapad kaayo akong ang.
C. Oo, lapad lamesa kaayo ang akong.

Q2. Asa ang mas lapad, ang dalan A o ang dalan B?
A. Mas lapad ang dalan A kaysa dalan B.
B. Dalan A kaysa dalan B ang mas lapad.
C. Mas lapad kaysa dalan A ang dalan B.

Q3. Pinakalapad ba kini nga papel sa tindahan?
A. Oo, pinakalapad kini nga papel sa tindahan.
B. Oo, kini pinakalapad papel sa tindahan.
C. Oo, papel kini pinakalapad sa tindahan.

Q4. Ngano lapad ra ang imong tinan-aw sa isyu?
A. Lapad ra akong tinan-aw kay nag-research ko daghan perspektiba.
B. Ako lapad ra tinan-aw kay nag-research ko perspektiba daghan.
C. Nag-research ko daghan perspektiba lapad ra ako tinan-aw kay.

Q5. Kinsa’y naay lapad-lapad nga lote sa barangay?
A. Si Mang Jun naay lapad-lapad nga lote.
B. Naay si Mang Jun lapad-lapad lote.
C. Lote lapad-lapad naay si Mang Jun.

Answer key with brief explanations

• Q1 → A – Correct predicate order: lapad kaayo before the subject. B & C scramble articles.
• Q2 → A – Follows “Mas lapad ang X kaysa Y.” The other choices misplace comparative elements.
• Q3 → A – Pinakalapad directly before kini keeps clause natural; B & C mis-order demonstrative and noun.
• Q4 → A – Predicate then reason clause; B & C break Cebuano word order.
• Q5 → A – “Naay + subject + description” is intact; B & C disrupt the structure.