magtala
magtála with stress marks
to record
From root: tala
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagtala
nag-TA-la
recorded
Present (Incomplete)
nagtatala
nag-ta-TA-la
is recording
Future (Contemplated)
magtatala
mag-ta-TA-la
will record
Usage Note
Magtala is the actor-focus form of tala, used for noting down or recording information in a list or register. It is common in formal and official settings — meeting minutes, attendance sheets, observation logs — and shares its root with the word for star, suggesting a sense of marking something worth noting.
Examples
" Magtala ka ng mga pangalan. "
Natural Translation
Record the names.
Literal Translation
Record you of names.
" Ugali ng kalihim ang magtala ng mga mahahalagang detalye. "
Natural Translation
It is the secretary's habit to record important details.
Literal Translation
Habit of secretary the to-record of important details.
" Inatasan ng pinuno ang bagong kawani na magtala ng lahat ng dumadalo upang masubaybayan kung sino ang madalas na lumiliban. "
Natural Translation
The supervisor assigned the new staff member to record everyone who attends so they can track who is frequently absent.
Literal Translation
Assigned by leader the new staff to-record of all who attend so monitored who the often absent.
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