tagpuin
tagpuín with stress marks
to meet [someone]
From root: tagpo
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tinagpo
ti-nag-PO
met
Present (Incomplete)
tinatagpo
ti-na-tag-PO
is being met
Future (Contemplated)
tatagpuin
ta-tag-pu-IN
will be met
Usage Note
Tagpuin is the object-focus form of tagpo, with the regular o-to-u vowel shift before the -in suffix. Use it when the person being met is the grammatical focus; when the meeting itself is reciprocal and neither party is singled out, magtagpo is the more natural choice.
Examples
" Tagpuin mo ako sa parke. "
Natural Translation
Meet me at the park.
Literal Translation
Meet you me at park.
" Kailangan mong tagpuin ang kliyente sa tamang oras. "
Natural Translation
You need to meet the client at the right time.
Literal Translation
Need you to-meet the client at correct time.
" Pinangako niyang tagpuin ako sa istasyon ng tren pagkatapos ng kanyang trabaho, ngunit naabala siya sa biglaang pulong. "
Natural Translation
He promised to meet me at the train station after his work, but he was held up by a sudden meeting.
Literal Translation
Promised he/she to-meet me at station of train after of his/her work, but was-delayed he/she at sudden meeting.
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