Mapun - ganta'

ganta'

Situation; circumstance.

If your situation is that you don't have any livelihood, there's no need for you to send me anything.

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-an

-un, -an

To gauge; plan; estimate; set a limit; calculate.

Ya' gi ku kaganta' ngahiyakan bula.

I still can't gauge where to throw the ball.

If you sell flour, calculate first (as to how much you should sell each kilo for).

Ya' ku doman ginantaan me' nda ku hāl kinakan.

I don't want my wife to set limits for me when it comes to food.

gantaan

A decree (usually from God) for s.t. to happen; fate; destiny.

If your destiny (to die) hasn't arrived yet, even if you're in danger you won't die.

Daa ko nangis san anak nu lay sikaddo'. Karuhung inaa na gantaan Tuhan.

Don't cry even though you child eloped. That is what God has decreed.