sikad
The way a motor runs, functions.
Madasig ka tang sikad tang ba-long motor nira.
The running of their new motorboat is fast.
Malobay tang sikad tang sinayan amen, animan
labi ami ra kiminabot.
The boat we rode in went so slow, therefore it was already night
when we arrived.
-om-, maN-
For something to move or run along a path, for example a vehicle,
boat or airplane passing by; for a dial on a meter or hands on a
clock to turn, go around; for a watch to run, work.
Ninopang motor bato sing sisikad don ong loa
tang sibi?
Whose boat do you suppose that is that is passing
by
there outside the reef?
Midio indi ra sisikad tang rilo mo, pa-letan mo ra
tang batiria.
It looks like your watch isn't running, change the battery.
Way may bitokon ang panikad!
Look, there's a star running (i.e. shooting across the sky)!
Ganing tanira, ang pirlas mga ibetang ong langgaw
ong platito, oman sisikad, sia matod ang pirlas.
They say that if a pearl is placed in some vinegar in a
saucer, and then it runs
across the top, it means it is a
real pearl.
magpa-
pa--en
To operate or run a machine; to drive a vehicle.
Monopay pasikad tang gilingan?
How does one operate a rice mill?
Gatakoa ang magpasikad ta makinang
palamedbedan?
Do you know how to operate a sewing machine?
Ang katawao pagadal pa lamang ang magpasikad
ta kotsi.
My husband is still just learning how to drive a car.
Dorog kadasig ang magpasikad tang motorsiklo
na.
He drives his motorcycle extremely fast.