Two primary meanings for the Tagalog word tayo.
inclusive we
“You and I”
“You and us”
Inclusive means the person being spoken to is included in the “we.”
Compare the with the exclusive ‘we’ word kami, in which the person being spoken to is not included.
We are happy.
Táyo ay magkaibigan.
We are friends.
Táyong dalawa.
We two.
Táyo na!
Let’s go!
Kumain táyo!
Let’s eat.
When pronounced with the stress on the second syllable, the word tayô means ‘to stand’ or ‘to build.’
Tayô na!
Stand up already!
Tumayo ka.
Stand up, you.
Tumayo tayo.
Let’s stand.
Tumayo ang balahibo ko.
My hair bristled. (I was scared.)
magpatayó
to have something built
Nagpatayo ako ng paaralan.
I had a school built.
Magpatayo ka ng simbahan.
Have a church built.
patayo
standing, vertical, perpendicular
MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG
táyo: panghalip panao na ginagamit ng higit sa isang tao na nagsasalita o sumusulat, at sa pagtukoy sa kanilang sarili
tayô: tuwid na ayos ng katawan at ng mga bahagi nitó hábang nakatápak sa isang rabaw
tayô: paninindígan
tayô: katayúan
😀 noice