EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
is guarding; is watching over...
head teacher...
cobra; traitor...
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.
/ti-na-ta-nu-RAN/
FIL: Ang kilos ng pagbabantay o pagmamasid sa isang tao, bagay, o lugar upang maprotektahan ito o tiyaking nasa maayos na kalagayan.
EN: is guarding; is watching over
This is what the security guard at the mall is doing, even if he looks like he's just scrolling on his phone. It's what your overprotective jowa does when you go out with friends. "Sino kasama mo? Saan kayo pupunta? Anong oras uwi mo?" That's a form of "pagtatanod." It's the continuous action of watching over something or someone. Parang CCTV na may feelings.
ROOT MEANING: guard, watchman
Present progressive tense of the verb "tanuran" (to guard). The root "tanod" means guard.
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🇵🇭 Ang mga sundalo ay mahigpit na tinatanuran ang hangganan ng bansa.
🇺🇸 The soldiers are strictly guarding the country's border.
🇵🇭 Siya ang tinatanuran ng mga pulis dahil isa siyang mahalagang saksi.
🇺🇸 He is being watched over by the police because he is an important witness.
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.