There are two primary meanings for the Tagalog word tayo.
tayo
inclusive we
Compare with the exlusive 'we' word kami .
Tayo ay masaya.
We are happy.
Tayo ay magkaibigan.
We are friends.
Tayong dalawa.
We two.
Tayo na!
Let's go!
Kumain tayo!
Let's eat.
When pronounced with the stress on the second syllable, the word tayo means 'to stand' or 'to build.'
magpatayó
to have something built
patayo
standing, vertical, perpendicular
Tumayo ka.
Stand up.
Tumayo tayo.
Let's stand.
Tumayo ang balahibo ko.
My hair bristled. (I was scared.)
Nagpatayo ako ng paaralan.
I had a school built.
Magpatayo ka ng simbahan.
Have a church built
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