tanglawan
tangláwan with stress marks
to illuminate [it]
From root: tanglaw
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tinanglawan
ti-nang-LA-wan
illuminated
Present (Incomplete)
tinatanglawan
ti-na-tang-LA-wan
is being illuminated
Future (Contemplated)
tatanglawan
ta-tang-LA-wan
will be illuminated
Usage Note
Tanglawan is the object-focus locative infinitive of tanglaw, used when the place or path being lit up is the grammatical focus. It frequently appears in prayers, hymns, and inspirational prose where a higher power or a leader is asked to illuminate the way, giving it a more liturgical register than the actor-focus magtanglaw.
Examples
" Tanglawan mo ang daan. "
Natural Translation
Light up the path.
Literal Translation
To-illuminate you the path.
" Kailangan mong tanglawan ang daan gamit ang iyong dalang plaslayt. "
Natural Translation
You need to illuminate the path using the flashlight you are carrying.
Literal Translation
Need you to-illuminate the path using the your carried flashlight.
" Dalangin naming tanglawan mo ang aming landas habang hinaharap namin ang mga pagsubok na ito. "
Natural Translation
It is our prayer that you light our path as we face these trials.
Literal Translation
Prayer our to-illuminate you the our path while facing we the trials these.
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