From root: oo
Usage Note
Pag-oo represents the affirmative response or the moment consent is given in a conversation.
Examples
" Hinihintay ko ang pag-oo niya. "
Natural Translation
I am waiting for her yes.
Literal Translation
Waiting-for I the saying-yes hers.
" Hintayin natin ang pag-oo ng tatay. "
Natural Translation
Let's wait for father's "yes."
Literal Translation
Wait-for we the act-of-saying-yes of father.
" Matapos ang mahabang pag-iisip, ang pag-oo ng kaniyang mga magulang ang nagbigay sa kanila ng lakas ng loob na ikasal. "
Natural Translation
After long deliberation, her parents' yes was what gave them the courage to get married.
Literal Translation
After the long thinking, the saying-yes of his parents the gave to them of strength of inside that to-marry.
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