tingin
tingín with stress marks
look; view, or examine; affection
Usage Note
Tingin serves as both a noun (a look, a view) and a verb root, and it drives several high-frequency forms: tingnan is the object-focus command to look at something, while sa tingin ko — literally 'in my look' — is the standard way to say 'in my opinion' in casual conversation.
Examples
" Tingin ka sa langit. "
Natural Translation
Look at the sky.
Literal Translation
Look you at-the sky.
" Tingin ka dito. "
Natural Translation
Look here.
Literal Translation
Look you here.
" Sa tingin ko, mas mabuting maghintay tayo ng ilang araw bago natin pagdesisyunan ang malaking bagay na ito. "
Natural Translation
In my opinion, it's better that we wait a few days before we decide on this big matter.
Literal Translation
In look my, more better-link wait we of some day before we decide-on the big-link thing link this.
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