From root: tren
Usage Note
Tren-trenan refers to a toy train or a miniature replica of a railway vehicle. This follows the Tagalog grammar rule of reduplicating a noun to indicate a plaything or an imitation.
Examples
" May tren-trenan ang bata. "
Natural Translation
The child has a toy train.
Literal Translation
Has toy-train the child.
" Gustong-gusto ng bata ang kanyang tren-trenan. "
Natural Translation
The child really loves his toy train.
Literal Translation
Like-very-much of child the his toy-train.
" Inikot ng bata ang kanyang tren-trenan sa buong sahig habang ginagaya niya ang tunog ng makina. "
Natural Translation
The child ran his toy train all around the floor while imitating the sound of an engine.
Literal Translation
Circled the child the his toy-train at whole floor while imitating he the sound of engine.
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