From root: tao
Usage Note
Panauhan is a technical term used in grammar to denote first, second, or third person perspectives.
Examples
" Ano ang panauhan ng pandiwa? "
Natural Translation
What is the grammatical person of the verb?
Literal Translation
What the grammatical-person of verb?
" Ito ay nasa ikatlong panauhan. "
Natural Translation
This is in the third person.
Literal Translation
This is at third person-grammatical.
" Ipinaliwanag ng propesor na nagbabago ang anyo ng panghalip ayon sa panauhan na ginagamit sa pangungusap. "
Natural Translation
The professor explained that the form of the pronoun changes according to the grammatical person used in the sentence.
Literal Translation
Explained by-professor that changes the form of pronoun according-to grammatical-person that used in sentence.
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