tagasulat
tagasulát with stress marks
a transcriber
From root: sulat
Usage Note
Tagasulat is an agent noun from taga- plus sulat (to write), denoting a person who writes or transcribes documents. It can refer to a scribe, secretary, or court transcriber. Historically important in Philippine administration, it remains used in formal and literary contexts to mean writer or transcriptionist.
Examples
" Mabilis magsulat ang tagasulat. "
Natural Translation
The transcriber writes fast.
Literal Translation
Fast to-write the transcriber.
" Mabilis mag-type ang tagasulat. "
Natural Translation
The transcriber types fast.
Literal Translation
Fast to type the transcriber.
" Ang tagasulat sa korte ay dapat na maingat at mabilis para mahuli ang bawat salitang binitiwan ng mga saksi. "
Natural Translation
The court transcriber must be careful and fast in order to catch every word uttered by the witnesses.
Literal Translation
The transcriber at court is must careful and fast to catch the every word uttered of the witnesses.
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