From root: bigay
Usage Note
Tagabigay refers to the person assigned to hand out items, such as a tagabigay ng relief goods during calamities.
Examples
" Sino ang tagabigay ng pagkain? "
Natural Translation
Who is the one handing out the food?
Literal Translation
Who the giver of food?
" Ako ang tagabigay ng premyo. "
Natural Translation
I am the giver of the prize.
Literal Translation
I the giver of prize.
" Itinalaga siyang tagabigay ng relief goods dahil maayos siyang makitungo sa mga nasalanta. "
Natural Translation
He was assigned as the distributor of relief goods because he deals well with the disaster victims.
Literal Translation
Assigned he giver of relief goods because orderly he deal with the disaster-stricken.
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