From root: maneho
Usage Note
Tagamaneho identifies the person assigned to drive or manage a vehicle. While tsuper is the more common casual term, this is used in more formal or descriptive contexts.
Examples
" Sino ang tagamaneho natin? "
Natural Translation
Who is our driver?
Literal Translation
Who the driver ours?
" Ang tagamaneho ay maingat. "
Natural Translation
The driver is careful.
Literal Translation
The driver is careful.
" Bagamat bata pa ang aming tagamaneho, napakaingat niya sa daan kaya panatag kaming sumakay sa kanyang sasakyan. "
Natural Translation
Even though our driver is still young, he is very careful on the road, so we feel at ease riding in his vehicle.
Literal Translation
Although young still the our driver, very-careful he on road so at-ease we to-ride in his vehicle.
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