From root: tanda
Usage Note
Pananda refers to a tool used for marking, like a bookmark or a highlighter. In grammar, it refers to markers that indicate the function of a word in a sentence.
Examples
" May pananda ang libro ko. "
Natural Translation
My book has a bookmark.
Literal Translation
Has marker the book my.
" Nasaan ang aking pananda? "
Natural Translation
Where is my marker?
Literal Translation
Where the my ,?
" Ang mga pananda sa pangungusap ang nagpapakita kung alin ang paksa at kung alin ang panaguri. "
Natural Translation
The markers in a sentence are what show which is the subject and which is the predicate.
Literal Translation
The markers in sentence the show which the topic and which the predicate.
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