ma--an
To discover or catch someone trying to hide; to find,
come across something that is usually difficult to find.
Pantaloka pala, mandian nasirtana ra yen!
You are hiding, but now I've discovered you!
Indi ita magsogata ong baybay mga may kakabot,
itaben masirtan ita nira ig e-lan.
Let's not go down to the beach when there is someone arriving,
perhaps they will
catch us and take us away.
Asing timpo gira ganing tang istoria ni Lola ge-ley
lamang tanandiang nasirtan tang mga Aponis.
During the war Grandmother's story is that she was nearly caught
by the Japanese.
Tenged namasiolik da tang domang mga pamagbantay ta yan,
nasirtano.
Because everyone else waiting to buy fish went home, I
was
able
to
find
some.