tanto
tantô with stress marks
to realize or understand; percentage
Usage Note
Tanto comes from Spanish tanto (so much, a point/score). In Tagalog it is used in two senses: to comprehend or become aware of something (natanto ko — I realized), and as a term for percentage or proportion in informal financial or statistical speech. The realization sense is the more common everyday usage.
Examples
" Natanto ko ang aking pagkakamali. "
Natural Translation
I realized my mistake.
Literal Translation
Realized I the my mistake.
" Hindi niya tanto ang panganib. "
Natural Translation
He/she does not realize the danger.
Literal Translation
Not he/she realize the danger.
" Matagal bago niya natanto na ang taong pinagkatiwalaan niya pala ang nagtaksil sa kanya. "
Natural Translation
It took a long time before he realized that the person he had trusted was actually the one who betrayed him.
Literal Translation
Long before he realized that the person trusted his actually the betrayed to him.
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