Mapun - bay

bay

A tense/aspect particle indicating a past completed event or state that is no longer being experienced. This also applies to hypothetical completed events.

Bay ku pingka' tuwa' TB.

I have experienced having tuberculosis.

Bay ku malli bohas dilaw.

I bought some rice yesterday.

Bong si' bay balli ku motor looy, tud sannang ku batnaa.

If I would have bought that motorcycle, I would really have it easy now.

Pag-anu lay na kami patuwak ta' lansa lalla looy ma bay muwanan aku sīn.

Then we left on the launch of the man who gave me some money.

Former.

Si Molidar bay mastal ku.

Molidar was my former teacher.

lay

lai, bawoy