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To receive, accept, take. Nakabáton ka sang ákon sulát? Did you receive my letter? Hóo, nabáton ko. Yes, I received it. Batóna iníng regálo. Accept this present or gift. Ibáton mo akó sinâ. Kindly accept (and guard) that for me. Nabáton ko ang pílak nga ímo ginpadalá sa ákon sa koríyo. I have received the money you sent me by mail. Ihátag ko kuntánì sa íya iníng tulún-an, ápang índì siá magbáton. I should like to give him this book, but he will not take it. Ginabáton sang Diós sing malolóy-on ang mga pangamúyò sang mga mahinulsúlon. God mercifully receives the prayers of the contrite. Pangasáw-on kuntánì ni Fuláno si Fulána, ápang ang íya sinâ nga ginikánan índì magbáton sa íya. N.N. would like to marry Miss N.N., but her parents will not accept him (as their son-in-law). (see balatonán-reception-room: dawô, dáwat).
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(B) Hammock. (see dúyan, duyándúyan, abóyabóy).
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For bató nga maídlak-a diamond, brilliant.
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A variety of bananas.
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That is to be or should be done; an act of-. Bubuháton sa Pagtóo. An act of faith. (búhat).
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A disclosure-, notification-, declaration-, publication-, manifestation-, to be made; that is to be disclosed, etc. (see bungát).
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(B) See buluháton-work, etc.
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(H) Obtainable, receivable; wages, earnings; chance, scope. (see dáwhat, dalayháton).
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Obtainable, etc. See dalawháton. (see dáyhat).
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To use as fuel, etc. Igátong iníng káhoy sa kaláyo. Use this wood as fuel for the fire. Gatóngi ang tiníg-ang. Put some fuel under the boiling rice. Ginagátong na lang níla ang mga halígi sang dáan níla nga baláy. They are now using the posts of the old house for firewood. Ipagátong ko na lang iníng kodál nga gabúk sa digamohán. I'll order this rotten fence to be used as fuel in the kitchen. (see alámak, paámak-kindling).
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A suffix of verbs that have a passive in-on. This suffix occurs in the following tenses:
1.) The passive impersonal imperative. Buháta iní. Do this. (búhat, buháton). Higugmaá kag tahúra (-úda) ang ímo ginikánan. Love and respect your parents, (higúgma, higugmaón; táhud, tahúron, tahúdon).
2.) The passive negative past. Walâ níya pagbuháta iní. He did not do this. Walâ ni la pagtumána ang íla katungdánan. They have not fulfilled their duties, (túman, tumánon).
3.) The passive negative present. Sa karón walâ na níya pagaúmha iníng bánglid. He now no longer tills this slope, (umá, úmhon). Tungúd sang kadamuón sang íla mga páhò, walâ na níla pagaisípa, kóndì ginosokób na lang sa pasungán. Owing to the great quantity of their mangoes they no longer count them, but measure them by the bushel. (ísip, isípon). Ngáa man nga walâ mo pagapatindogá ang halígi? Why are you not setting up the post? (pa, tíndog, tindogón).
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Dim. and Freq. of ábat. Also: to follow up, follow from place to place. Ginabátábat sang mga polís ang makáwat túbtub nga íla madakúp (nadakúp). The police followed the thief from place to place till they caught him. Abát-abáton nínyo ang duhá ka pamatán-on nga nagtabanáy túbtub nga ínyo makítà kag ibálik nínyo dirí silá nga duhá. Follow the two young people that have eloped till you find them and bring the two of them back here. (see sunúdsúnud).
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(Sp. adorno) Adornment, ornamentation, decoration, embellishment; to ornament, adorn, embellish, decorate. Butangí sing mga adórno ang simbáhan or adornohí ang simbáhan. Decorate the church. Iníng púngpung nga búlak iadórno ko sa tulungtúngan sa tungâ sang balatonán. With this bunch of flowers I'll adorn the table in the middle of the reception-room. (see puní).
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Decomposition, rottenness, decay, blight, produced by the action of small worms, vermin, insects, parasites (both vegetable and animal), the decayed parts frequently being turned into powder. Also used as a verb. May agáy-ay or ginaagáy-ay ang káhoy, bugás, tápì, salúg, etc. The wood-, rice-, board-, floor-, is worm-eaten. Igátong na lang ang inagáy-ay nga káhoy. Use the worm-eaten timber for firewood. Ang kadiós inagay-ayán na man. The black peas have also become infested with blight.
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To follow one after another, to succeed regularly. Agisóda (-óra) or iagísod ang ímo mga buluhatón. Perform your tasks one after another. Do your various duties in regular order. Paagisóda (-óra) ang mga bátà. Make the children follow in line, one behind the other. (see sunúd, dasón, abák-abák, N.B. The plural form alagísod is more in use).