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bukis
To be open. [Buka is used more as a stative verb than bukis].
Bukis na lawang.
The door is open.
N-, mag-, ma-, pa-
-an
-an, pa--un
To open s.t. (as a door, window, curtain, etc.); to leave s.t. open.
When pag (the word for when) comes before the root, the -an suffix for object is dropped even though the object remains. To leave a door or window open the prefix pa- is used and pa--un for the imperative.
Pag bukis lalla looy lawang, pag nda' na baggo-baggo baba ni poan.
When that man opened the door, he looked out and saw a demon possessed person sitting outside.
Daa pabukisun lawang naa taggaha' massut langaw.
Don't leave that door open lest flies come in.
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