TANTU • (tuhn-TOO’)
resolution; decision or determination to do
Tagálog (Filipino): tíka
Verb Conjugation
tumantû/tantû, tátantû, tínintû/tintû – to resolve, promise to do, profess a vow (Actor Focus)
magtantû, mágtantû, migtantû – to make a resolution or promise of doing something (Actor Focus)
tantuan, tatantuan, tintuan – to resolve, promise to do, profess a vow to someone/something (Actor Focus)
Example Sentence
Tátantú kung matíbé a e na mikásálâ. [Kap]
Nagtítíka akóng matíbay na ‘dî na magkákásálâ. [Tag]
I firmly resolve to sin no more. [Eng]
(This is a line in the Act of Contrition prayer.)
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