From root: tanod
Usage Note
Tagatanod is used to identify the specific person tasked with the role of guarding. Siya ang itinalagang tagatanod sa gate means he is the one assigned as the guard at the gate.
Examples
" Si Mang Tomas ang tagatanod namin. "
Natural Translation
Mang Tomas is our watchman.
Literal Translation
The Mang Tomas the watchman our.
" Ang tagatanod ay nakabantay sa gate. "
Natural Translation
The guard is watching at the gate.
Literal Translation
The person-assigned-to-guard is watching at the gate.
" Ang tagatanod na nakatalaga sa gabi ang siyang unang nakapansin na may pumasok sa loob ng kabahayan. "
Natural Translation
The watchman assigned at night was the one who first noticed that someone had entered the house.
Literal Translation
The watchman that assigned at night the one first noticed that there entered to inside of household.
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