Yakan - lagbas

lagbas

N-, mag-

For s.t. to penetrate, go or pass or soak through (as objects or liquids).

Gey lagbas tinimbak semento miya'an pegge' subuk manamal.

That concrete cannot be penetrated by shooting because it is very thick.

Lagbas bulakin we' ulan pegge' landes.

The rain penetrated the earth because it was heavy.

Maglagbas ne kalsarahin.

The road goes all the way through now.

Bisan subuk pamutus bakatnen masi ngalagbas laha'in.

Even though the bandage of his wound is thick, still the blood soaks through.

leppas2

pa-

To penetrate, go all the way through (as carving s.t.)

Palagbasne ukil papanin pī si dengkepak.

He made the carving on the board go through to the other side.

Bang ukilannu papan iyan lagbasun.

When you carve that board (do it) all the way through.

palagbas

N-, mag-

To convey, communicate, pass on information.

Palagbasne bissākun pī si Dende.

She conveyed what I said to Dende.

Da'akku iye harap pitu magpalagbas bissā.

I told her to come here to pass on (to us) what was said.

Niya' bissāku si me' a'a miya'an bu ga' takalede. Subey kuwe'itu kata'uhande ne pegge' niya' malagbasne pī si siye.

I said something about those people but they didn’t hear it. But now they know it because someone conveyed it to them.