mākinabang
pakinabangan, makinabangan
To make use of something; to benefit, or profit
from something.
Pakinabangan ta tang ayong asing pinlek tenged
poidi pang boaten ang kolongan ta baboy.
We can make
use of that wood that was thrown out because it
can be used to make a pigpen.
Indi nākinabang si Manong ong tera na tenged
lobot ta kosi.
Older Brother wasn't able to make
use
of his viand because the
cat got it all.
Indi ra makinabangan tang kaldirong asia, ba-lo
pa ka rin boloat da.
That cooking pot can no longer be used
for
anything, it's new
but it already has a hole in it.
Andang pisan ay napakinabangano ong tinindao
ang ponsi tenged yading naronot.
I have absolutely no profit from the bananas in my shop
because so many rotted.