tanganan
tanganán with stress marks
to hold [it]
From root: tangan
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tinanganan
ti-na-nga-NAN
held
Present (Incomplete)
tinatanganan
ti-na-ta-nga-NAN
is being held
Future (Contemplated)
tatanganan
ta-ta-nga-NAN
will be held
Usage Note
Tanganan is the object-focus locative infinitive of tangan, built on a primarily stative root meaning held in the hand. Used for gripping ropes, railings, and hands — contexts where a firm, sustained hold rather than a momentary touch is implied.
Examples
" Tanganan mo ang gabay. "
Natural Translation
Hold the railing.
Literal Translation
Hold you the railing.
" Subukan mong tanganan ang hawakan para hindi ka mahulog. "
Natural Translation
Try to hold the handle so you do not fall.
Literal Translation
Try you to-hold the handle so not you to-fall.
" Mahigpit na tinanganan ng matanda ang kamay ng kanyang apo habang dahan-dahan silang bumababa sa matarik na hagdan. "
Natural Translation
The elderly man held his grandchild's hand tightly as they slowly went down the steep stairs.
Literal Translation
Tight held by old-man the hand of his grandchild while slowly they descending on steep stairs.
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