From root: tango
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tinanguan
ti-na-ngu-AN
nodded at
Present (Incomplete)
tinatanguan
ti-na-ta-ngu-AN
nodding at
Future (Contemplated)
tatanguan
ta-ta-ngu-AN
will nod at
Usage Note
Tanguan is used when nodding at someone to signify agreement or to acknowledge their presence in a silent greeting. It is an object-focus verb where the person being nodded at is the subject of the sentence.
Examples
" Tanguan mo ang matanda. "
Natural Translation
Nod at the elder.
Literal Translation
Nod-at you the elder.
" Kailangang tanguan ang iyong guro. "
Natural Translation
It is necessary to nod at your teacher.
Literal Translation
Need nod-at the your teacher.
" Kahit hindi sila magkakilala, tinanguan niya ang lalaki bilang tanda ng paggalang sa simbahan. "
Natural Translation
Even though they didn't know each other, he nodded at the man as a sign of respect in church.
Literal Translation
Even-though not they know-each-other, nodded-at he the man as sign of respect at church.
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