Yakan - abut1

1

mag- (recip.)

ta-

most frequent form

To reach s.t. (an object or a location).

Magabut kami la'i si Lamitan.

We reached (each other) there in Lamitan (i.e. we met there in Lamitan).

Ga' ta'abutku lansa salungin.

I did not reach the ferry in the morning.

Abutku Lamitan ensini'.

I reached Lamitan earlier.

Ta'abutne ne gahrapun bāng-bāngin.

He can reach the cookie jar already.

suggu'1 2 sa'ut tekkad

pa-, -um-

For s.t. to reach a certain point (spatial); extend to; come; go.

Pa'abut ku harap pitu duk kite magkesuwa'.

I came here so that we would meet.

Ga' pe umabut bohe'in pī si luma' kami.

The water (pipe) has not yet reached up to our house.

2

ta'abut

To reach a point in time or a stage of development.

Pag ta'abut ku ngiskul kulang sīnku.

When I reached (the age) to go to school I didn’t have enough money.

Pa'in a'ahin: hap luma' ku simana dembuwa'in. Pag ta'abut ne simana dembuwa'in hap luma' ne iye.

The person said: I will go home next week. When the following week had been reached he went home.

3

umabut

To be enough for s.t., suffice.

Semmek inin ga'i umabut hinang sawal.

This cloth isn’t enough for making trousers.

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