Yakan - guna

guna

Use, usefulness of s.t.

For items to be of use to the one possessing them.

Ine gunanu si iyehin?

What is your use for it? (What do you use it for?)

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N-, mag-

ngang-

To use s.t.

When I eat I don’t use a spoon.

Gunahun kaldero inin pagbellahannu buwas.

Use that pot when you cook rice.

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kagunahan

Use.

For actions to be of (or to have) use to the one doing them.

Hāp bang kite magiskul. Niya' kagunahanne si pesōngan.

It is good if we go to school. There will be use for it in the future.

Ga'i ku ngipat nakanak iyan. Ga' du niya' kagunahanku si iye.

I am not going to take care of that child. I have no use for him.

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