EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to remember; to recall...
torpedo (weapon)...
to sabotage a courtship...
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/ma-tan-da-AN/
FIL: Manumbalik sa isipan o magawang alalahanin ang isang bagay, tao, o pangyayari.
EN: to remember; to recall
That "aha!" moment when you finally remember where you left your keys. Or that "oh no" moment when you remember your ex's birthday. It's your brain's search function. Sometimes it works instantly, other times it lags worse than PLDT, and sometimes it just returns "404 Not Found."
ma- (abilitative prefix) + tanda (sign, memory) + -an (referential suffix)
ROOT MEANING: sign, mark, symbol, evidence
Interchangeable with 'maalala' in many contexts. 'Matandaan' focuses on the ability to keep something in memory or recall it.
🇵🇭 Hindi ko matandaan kung saan ko inilagay ang aking salamin.
🇺🇸 I can't remember where I put my glasses.
🇵🇭 Sana'y matandaan mo ako kahit sa paglipas ng panahon.
🇺🇸 I hope you remember me even as time passes.
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