From root: taning
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagtaning
nag-ta-NING
set a deadline
Present (Incomplete)
nagtataning
nag-ta-ta-NING
setting a deadline
Future (Contemplated)
magtataning
mag-ta-ta-NING
will set a deadline
Usage Note
Magtaning is used when setting a formal or strict deadline, often in contexts involving debts, legal requirements, or serious medical prognoses. It carries a more serious tone than simply mentioning a deadline, emphasizing a fixed and final time limit.
Examples
" Magtaning tayo ng petsa. "
Natural Translation
Let's set a deadline.
Literal Translation
Let's-set-deadline we of date.
" Kailangang magtaning ng petsa para sa proyekto. "
Natural Translation
We need to set a deadline for the project.
Literal Translation
Need to set a deadline of date for to the project.
" Kailangan nating magtaning ng petsa ng bayad, dahil baka kalimutan ng kliyente ang kanyang utang. "
Natural Translation
We need to set a deadline for payment, because the client might forget about his debt.
Literal Translation
Need we set-deadline of date of payment, because might forget of-the client the his debt.
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