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tu'un
tumu'un
To be right, correct.
Tumu'un pangahinanganne luma'in.
It was the right spot where he built the house.
Tumu'un me' pina'innen.
What he said is right (correct).
Tumu'un kēmon me' sambungnen.
All he answered was correct.
mag-, -um-
For things to be exactly in the right place, to fit correctly (as pieces of wood in carpentry), to hit or go exactly into (a specified place), to match.
Magtu'un lowang badju'nen duk panoketan tipeyin.
The button holes of her blouse and the places where the buttons are attached are exactly in the right places.
Tumu'un bettiskun dem lowang, hangkan ku limorok.
My foot fit right into the hole; that’s why I stepped into it.
Bang ku nunglut dalum gey tumu'un si lowangne.
When I thread a needle I can’t fit it correctly in the eye (lit. its hole).
N-, meke-
ta-
To hit exactly the right spot (figurative hitting).
Bang ku pitu balik hatu gey tatu'unku lān mapituhin.
When I come back here perhaps I will not be able to hit exactly the trail that I came on (this time).
Bettadku na'an si inin bagid inin duk tahanku nu'unne bang blackout.
I am placing these matches here so that I can exactly hit (put my hand on) them without delay when there is a blackout.
Niya' meketu'un pengenna'ankun.
Someone has been able to hit exactly on the place where I am hiding things.
Tatu'unne dem ateykun.
He knows (lit. hits exactly) what is in my heart.
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