tungo
tungó with stress marks
direction; to head toward; treatment of others
Also means
When the stress shifts, tungo can mean bowing the head downward, as in looking down in shame or sadness.
Usage Note
Tungo in this primary sense refers to direction or trajectory — patungo sa means heading toward. It also describes how one treats or relates to others, as in ang kanyang tungo sa mga tao (his treatment of people). It appears in both formal and everyday registers.
Examples
" Ano ang tungo ng jeep? "
Natural Translation
Where is the jeep headed?
Literal Translation
What the direction of jeep?
" Saan ang tungo ng bus na ito? "
Natural Translation
Where is the direction of this bus?
Literal Translation
Where the direction of bus this?
" Bukod sa kanyang talino, hinahangaan din ng marami ang magandang tungo niya sa mga taong nakapaligid sa kanya. "
Natural Translation
Aside from his intelligence, many also admire the kind way he treats the people around him.
Literal Translation
Aside from his intelligence, admired also by many the good treatment his to the people surrounding to him.
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