Usage Note
Tag- is a native prefix that attaches to nouns to form words describing seasons or recurring periods — tag-ulan (rainy season), tag-araw (dry season), tag-lamig (cold season). It is productive and highly frequent in everyday Tagalog when discussing weather and the calendar year.
Examples
" Malamig tuwing tag-lamig. "
Natural Translation
It is cold during the cold season.
Literal Translation
Cold every cold-season.
" Panahon na ng tag-ulan. "
Natural Translation
It is already the season of rain.
Literal Translation
Season already of rain.
" Tuwing dumarating ang tag-araw ay nagtutungo ang maraming pamilya sa dalampasigan para makapagpalamig sa init ng panahon. "
Natural Translation
Whenever the dry season arrives, many families head to the beach to cool off from the heat of the weather.
Literal Translation
Every arrives the dry-season head the many family to beach to cool-off at heat of weather.
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