magtagpo
magtagpô with stress marks
to meet or encounter
From root: tagpo
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagtagpo
nag-tag-PO
met
Present (Incomplete)
nagtatagpo
nag-ta-tag-PO
is meeting
Future (Contemplated)
magtatagpo
mag-ta-tag-PO
will meet
Usage Note
Magtagpo is the actor-focus form of tagpo, often used reciprocally for two people meeting or encountering each other. The root tagpo also means a scene or dramatic encounter, giving the verb a slightly cinematic quality in literary and romantic contexts.
Examples
" Magtagpo tayo sa parke. "
Natural Translation
Let's meet at the park.
Literal Translation
To-meet we at park.
" Nagkasundo kaming magtagpo sa tapat ng kilalang mall mamayang gabi. "
Natural Translation
We agreed to meet in front of a well-known mall tonight.
Literal Translation
Agreed we to-meet at front of known mall later night.
" Hindi nila inaasahang magtagpo silang muli sa parehong kapehan matapos ang ilang taong paghihiwalay. "
Natural Translation
They did not expect to meet again at the same coffee shop after several years of being apart.
Literal Translation
Not they expected to-meet they again at same coffee-shop after the several years separation.
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