Which Filipino word means 'an accountant or one who calculates'?

• A. Tagatuos
• B. Sertipiko
• C. Buhawi
• D. Pang-angkla

Answer: (A)

This item is about how Filipino word formation signals who performs an action. When you see a prefix like tag-, it often creates a noun that means the person who does the action of the root word. Here, tagatuos is built from tag- plus a root that relates to calculation or tallying. So tagatuos literally means “the one who calculates,” i.e., a person who does accounting.

The other options don’t describe a person who calculates: sertipiko is a certificate, not a person; buhawi means a whirlwind; pang-angkla is a form that relates to anchoring or something used to anchor. So the best fit for “an accountant or one who calculates” is tagatuos.