magtanghod
magtanghód with stress marks
to wait expectantly
From root: tanghod
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagtanghod
nag-tang-HOD
waited expectantly
Present (Incomplete)
nagtatanghod
nag-ta-tang-HOD
is waiting expectantly
Future (Contemplated)
magtatanghod
mag-ta-tang-HOD
will wait expectantly
Usage Note
Magtanghod is the actor-focus infinitive of tanghod and describes a state of intent, forward-leaning anticipation — waiting at a threshold, watching a horizon, or straining toward an expected arrival. More literary and poetic than everyday maghintay; encountered in formal prose, novels, and poetry rather than casual speech.
Examples
" Nais niyang magtanghod sa pintuan. "
Natural Translation
She wants to wait expectantly at the door.
Literal Translation
Want she to-wait-expectantly at door.
" Mahirap magtanghod sa labas ng opisina nang walang kasiguruhan. "
Natural Translation
It is difficult to wait expectantly outside the office without any certainty.
Literal Translation
Difficult to wait expectantly at outside of office without certainty.
" Gabi-gabi, naroroon ang matandang ina upang magtanghod sa daungan, umaasang babalik ang anak na matagal nang nawawala. "
Natural Translation
Every night, the old mother was there to wait expectantly at the harbor, hoping that her long-missing child would return.
Literal Translation
Every-night, there the old mother so-as-to wait-expectantly at harbor, hoping return the child long already missing.
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