1.
N-, -an
to reach
something spatially or temporally; to attain; to get; to get to
something
before
the
occurrence
of
a
succeeding
action; in this sense, to catch.
I shall reach that thing [for] you.
I didn't reach one month there.
I was there less than a month.
What grade was he able to reach?
What was the highest grade he attained?
Abutun aku!
Catch me! [as in a game]
When [he] was able to reach there, the king's child was again now troubled down [there on the earth].
When he was able to get there, the king's child was in a sweat down there.
I was unable to get the fish [before it had been sold].
3.
ta-
to catch
a
person
in
an
act.
To catch a person in the act of something, does not necessarily mean to physically take hold of a person.
I happened to catch him stealing papaya.
He happened to catch his wife with another man.