magtanggol
magtanggól with stress marks
to defend
From root: tanggol
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagtanggol
nag-tang-GOL
defended
Present (Incomplete)
nagtatanggol
nag-ta-tang-GOL
is defending
Future (Contemplated)
magtatanggol
mag-ta-tang-GOL
will defend
Usage Note
Magtanggol is the actor-focus infinitive of tanggol, used across legal, military, and everyday self-defense contexts when the defending party is the focus. The noun pagtatanggol (defense) and the phrase sariling tanggol (self-defense) are common collocations; its object-focus counterpart is ipagtanggol.
Examples
" Handa akong magtanggol sa pamilya ko. "
Natural Translation
I am ready to defend my family.
Literal Translation
Ready I to-defend to family my.
" Tungkulin ng sundalo ang magtanggol sa kaligtasan ng buong bansa. "
Natural Translation
It is a soldier's duty to defend the safety of the entire country.
Literal Translation
Duty of soldier the to-defend to safety of whole country.
" Kahit walang sumusuporta sa kanya, patuloy pa ring nagtatanggol ang abogado sa karapatan ng mga mahihirap na pamilya. "
Natural Translation
Even though no one supports him, the lawyer continues to defend the rights of poor families.
Literal Translation
Even none supporting to him, continue still also defending the lawyer to right of the poor families.
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