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ambat1
mag-, 0
To be used up or consumed as fast as it comes in (as one's wages, water in a well, fruit on trees, etc.
Ambat buwa' saging ku me' indo ndooy ta' punu.
My bananas are consumed as fast as they appear by monkeys there on top of the mountain.
mag-ambat
Mag-ambat ja' oy-oy usaha ku.
Whatever I make from my livelihood is used up as fast as it comes in.
kaambatan
(For things or people) to be prevented from consuming s.t. as fast as it appears. [Always takes a negative].
Niya' ku doman tanom gandum ta' punu naa sabap ya' kaambatan indo na.
I don't want to plant corn on that mountain because the monkeys' can't be prevented (from eating all of it).
kabus, katis
N-
-un
To do several things at the same time; to be able to count all of s.t. [Used often with the negative "ya'".]
Ambat ta tinabbong siga kayu tuu labbasakayi.
Let's cut down all these trees at one time.
Ambatun sinungkuban ga manuk naa sikamimon.
Catch all those chickens at one time.
Bong jama hutu, taambat na ngipat anak na sampay ngintu luma'.
If a person is diligent, she can accomplish taking care of her children and even do her house chores.
Manusiya' ya' taambat, buwatan nu ngasang.
There are more people than can be counted around here, and here you are crying.
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