Tandis (en. As)

/tan-dīs/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

noun

A person, object, or situation considered in relation to something else.

Her beloved picture is a 'tandis' always with her.

Tandis ang kanyang minamahal na larawan na laging kasama niya.

verb

The action of remembering or recalling.

We 'tandis' the memories of our youth.

Tandis namin ang mga alaala ng aming kabataan.

The ability to return to the past.

It is vital to perform 'tandis' for our history.

Kinakailangan na maisagawa ang 'tandis' para sa ating kasaysayan.

The term 'tandis' is an older form of 'tandaan' related to the act of remembering or considering.

time's memory

remembering moments from the past

tandis ng oras

memory

A recollection of the past.

alaala

mark

Makes notes or marks for important things.

tandan

quick movement or fast change of subject

Wow, his speed is so fast, in just one drop, he said something completely different.

Grabe yung tandis niya, inisang bagsak lang, iba na yung sinasabi niya.

seems directionless

He's just rambling in his statements, there's really nothing to focus on.

Tandis na lang siya sa mga sinasabi niya, walang talagang pwedeng pagtuunan ng pansin.

fickle-mindedness

I'm so indecisive again, earlier I wanted to leave but now I don't want to.

Tandis na naman ako sa desisyon ko, kanina gusto ko nang umalis pero ngayon ayaw ko na.