ma-bat a-bat
-en
For the level of water in a well or bottom of a boat to go down,
decrease when being bailed out; to reduce the amount or level of
water in a well or container; to consume, use up water in a well.
Asing pagke-keb amen, ang limaten inding pisan
ma-bat
a-bat.
When we capsized, the water being bailed would not go
down at
all.
Naglimat ami tang bobon, piro ang wi na inding
pisan ma-bat
a-bat.
We bailed water out of the well (i.e. to clean it), but the
level of water did not decrease at all.
Indi tebaten mi tang wi, manalpō rin.
Please don't use
up
all the water in the well, I'd like to
wash clothes.