Mapun - me' 1

me'₁

be', le', ule'

A non-focus agent marker used with passive verbs. Translated sometimes as "by".

Bay ku binuwanan me' na saging.

I was given some bananas by him. (However English speakers would say, "He gave me some bananas.").

Indicates the way s.o. does s.t. or how s.o. does s.t.

Tangkas me' na sonse.

The way he runs is fast. (However in English speakers would just say, "He runs fast.").