From root: tanda
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tinandaan
ti-nan-da-AN
remembered
Present (Incomplete)
tinitandaan
ti-ni-nan-da-AN
remembering
Future (Contemplated)
tatandaan
ta-tan-da-AN
will remember
Usage Note
Tandaan is used when instructing someone to keep a specific piece of information, a lesson, or a reminder in mind. It is an object-focus verb, commonly appearing in imperatives and reminders to ensure important details are not forgotten.
Examples
" Tandaan mo ang petsa. "
Natural Translation
Remember the date.
Literal Translation
Remember you the date.
" Kailangan mong tandaan ang pangalan niya. "
Natural Translation
You need to remember his name.
Literal Translation
Need you remember the name his.
" Tandaan mo na ang tunay na kaibigan ay nananatili sa tabi mo kahit sa pinakamahirap na panahon ng buhay. "
Natural Translation
Remember that a true friend stays by your side even during the hardest times of life.
Literal Translation
Remember you that the true friend is staying at side your even in the-hardest times of-the life.
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