Someone (mang-) loosens the soil (-en) around something (-an).
-an used only in question form
Ivv. lavuk 'to cultivate a field'
Laboken mo atngeh no inmoha mo tan magla.
Loosen the soil around the base of what you planted so it will be healthy.
Āngo ta laboken mo ahbekaya a komsoy?
Why do you loosen (the soil) around (the plant so that) dust become scattered in the air?