From root: taning
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tinaningan
ti-na-ni-NGAN
set a deadline for
Present (Incomplete)
tinataningan
ti-na-ta-ni-NGAN
setting a deadline for
Future (Contemplated)
tataningan
ta-ta-ni-NGAN
will set a deadline for
Usage Note
Taningan is used when setting a specific time limit or deadline for an action, debt, or task. In a more somber context, it is also frequently used by doctors when giving a terminal patient a specific estimate of time left to live.
Examples
" Taningan mo ang proyekto. "
Natural Translation
Set a deadline for the project.
Literal Translation
Set-deadline you the project.
" Kailangan mong taningan siya bukas. "
Natural Translation
You need to set a deadline for him tomorrow.
Literal Translation
Need you deadline-him tomorrow.
" Mahirap para sa pamilya nang taningan ng doktor ang lolo, ngunit ginamit nila ang natitirang panahon upang magkasama-sama. "
Natural Translation
It was hard for the family when the doctor gave grandfather a limited time to live, but they used the remaining time to be together.
Literal Translation
Hard for the family when set-deadline of doctor the grandfather, but used they the remaining time to be-together.
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