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To be able to do something; to withstand something.
kaya
Indio māko ang panaw tenged mepeto ra.
I am not able to walk because I am old.
Ang logodo indi nāko ang paning ong kasal nira
tenged palanganaen da.
Her sister was not able to go to the wedding because she's about to
give birth.
Mākoa ka ang koma-yat ong Bogtong?
Are you able to climb up Bogtong [mountain]?
Indio māko tang ka-lem na.
I cannot
stand its sourness.